Both Testaments
Methuselah
The son of Enoch and the oldest person recorded in the Bible, living to the age of 969 years.
Methuselah is a patriarch in the genealogy from Adam to Noah recorded in Genesis 5. He is most notable for his record-breaking lifespan of 969 years, serving as a link between the early generations of humanity and the era of the Flood. His name appears in the ancestral line of Jesus Christ as documented in the Gospel of Luke.
In the text
- Verses
- 7
- Books
- 3
- First appears
- Genesis 5:21
- Last appears
- Luke 3:37
Where Methuselah appears
7 verses · 3 chaptersIn the same books
- Shem17 versesThe eldest son of Noah who received his father's blessing and became the ancestor of the Semitic peoples.
- Lamech11 versesA descendant of Cain known for his boastful song of vengeance and his role in the early genealogy of humanity.
- Nahor18 versesThe son of Serug and grandfather of Abraham, serving as a link in the genealogy of the patriarchs.
- Shelah16 versesShelah was the son of Arpakhshad and an ancestor of Abraham in the genealogy of the post-flood patriarchs.
- Seth10 versesThe third son of Adam and Eve, appointed by God to continue the godly line leading to Noah and Jesus Christ.
- Bilhah11 versesRachel's handmaid who became a concubine to Jacob and the mother of his sons Dan and Naphtali.
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