Methuselah
the one who lived 969 years
Who was Methuselah?
- Son of Enoch and father of Lamech. He was Noah’s grandfather. Genesis 5:21, 25, 28-29
- Genesis says he lived nine hundred sixty-nine years: the longest life in the Bible. Genesis 5:27
- Luke names him among the ancestors of Jesus. Luke 3:37
What the Bible says
Genesis 5:21, 25, 28-29
21And Henoch lived sixty-five years, and begot Mathusala. 25And Mathusala lived a hundred and eighty-seven years, and begot Lamech. 28And Lamech lived a hundred and eighty-two years, and begot a son. 29And he called his name Noe, saying: This same shall comfort us from the works and labours of our hands on the earth, which the Lord hath cursed.
Genesis 5:27
And all the days of Mathusala were nine hundred and sixty-nine years, and he died.
Luke 3:37
Who was of Mathusale, who was of Henoch, who was of Jared, who was of Malaleel, who was of Cainan,
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
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