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He was born about 3339 BC, lived for 969 years, and died about 2370 BC, the year in which the flood began. (Insight from the Scriptures Volume 2).
(Genesis 5:27) So all the days of Me‧thu′se‧lah amounted to nine hundred and sixty-nine years and he died.
Methuselah is special because he was The Bible's oldest living human and, according to Genesis, lived to the age of 969, the year of Noah's Flood.
He became a father at 187, which is a multiple of 17 (11x17), and died at 969, which is also a multiple of 17 (57x17). This is especially interesting because the people who feature in early Hebrew tradition (from Adam to Joshua) had lifespans that could be reduced to a formula based on the number 17, indicating the use of numerology in arriving at their ages. Ignoring the physical improbability of any human remaining celibate for nearly 187 years or living for 969 years, there is only 1 chance in 289 that the oldest living man would become a father at a multiple of 17 and then die at a multiple of 17 years. If we think of Methuselah as a real, historical person, this improbability suggests that he could only have lived a short life similar to the lifespans of other humans since earliest times.
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According to tradition (Genesis ch.5), Metushelach (Methuselah) lived close to one thousand years (969). The exceptionally-long lifespans of the pre-Flood generations is a tradition not only in Judaism; it is recorded in other early nations too (such as the oldest entries in the King-Lists of China, India and Sumer). Interestingly, Maimonides has suggested that only certain leaders enjoyed such long lives, not the general populace.
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Which Bible character lived the longest?
the person lived long in bible is METHUSELAH . the grandfather of Noah. he lived 969 years.
Who else lived nearly as long as methuselah?
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Who lived longest?
methuselah
How old was Methuselah when he died?
Methuselah was said to have lived to be 969 years old when he died.
Who lived to the ripe old age of 969?
Genesis 5:27, Methuselah.
Who is the oldest that ever lived in the bible?
Methuselah
Who lived the longest in the Old Testament?
Methuselah lived 969 years.
Where in Genesis is Methuselah found?
Gen 5:25-27"When Methuselah had lived 187 years he became the father of Lamech, Methuselah lived 782 years and had other sons and daughters. Altogether Methuselah lived 969 years, and then he died."He lived to be the oldest person on earth's record, he died sometime before the flood. His father was Enoch. His son, Lamech, went on to be the father of Noah.
Who lived to be 969?
Methuselah in Genesis 5:27
Who lived in bible times 900 plus years?
Methuselah
What year was methuselah had a birthday?
Methuselah was born in 687 AD which means he born was the 600s AD You know he lived about 970 years old
Who lived the longest since Adam and Eve were born?
Enoch's son Methuselah lived 969 years.
