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mḗ - thū´sḗ - la , me - thū´se - la ( מתוּשׁלח , methūshelaḥ , "man of the javelin"): A descendant of Seth, the son of Enoch, and father of Lamech ( Genesis 5:21 ff; 1 Chronicles 1:3; Luke 3:37 ). Methuselah is said to have lived 969 years; he is therefore the oldest of the patriarchs and the oldest man. It is doubtful whether these long years do not include the duration of a family or clan.

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Methuselah'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​m/methuselah.html. 1915.
 
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