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Methuselah
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
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METHUSELAH. A Sethite, the father of Lamech, Genesis 5:21 ff. (P [Note: Priestly Narrative.] ), 1 Chronicles 1:3 , Luke 3:37 = Methushael in J [Note: Jahwist.] ’s genealogy, Luke 4:18 . The name is interpreted by Holzinger as ‘man of the javelin’ a fitting name for a time when the earth was full of violence.
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Hastings, James. Entry for 'Methuselah'. Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hdb/m/methuselah.html. 1909.
Hastings, James. Entry for 'Methuselah'. Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hdb/m/methuselah.html. 1909.
