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== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_52775" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_52775" /> == | ||
<p> <strong> | <p> <strong> [[Methushael]] </strong> A Cainite, the father of Lamech, [[Genesis]] 4:18 (J [Note: Jahwist.] ); <strong> [[Methuselah]] </strong> in P [Note: Priestly Narrative.] ’s genealogy ( Genesis 5:21 ff.). The interpretations of the name are various. </p> | ||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_6271" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_6271" /> == | ||
Latest revision as of 07:07, 15 October 2021
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [1]
Methushael A Cainite, the father of Lamech, Genesis 4:18 (J [Note: Jahwist.] ); Methuselah in P [Note: Priestly Narrative.] ’s genealogy ( Genesis 5:21 ff.). The interpretations of the name are various.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [2]
mḗ - thū´shā́ - el ( מתוּשׁאל , methūshā'ēl ): A descendant of Cain, and father of Lamech in the Cainite genealogy ( Genesis 4:18 ). The meaning of the name is doubtful. Dillmann suggested "suppliant or man of God."
