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== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_52772" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_52772" /> == | ||
<p> <strong> METHUSELAH. </strong> A Sethite, the father of Lamech, | <p> <strong> METHUSELAH. </strong> A Sethite, the father of Lamech, Genesis 5:21 ff. (P [Note: Priestly Narrative.] ), 1 Chronicles 1:3 , Luke 3:37 = <strong> [[Methushael]] </strong> in J [Note: Jahwist.] ’s genealogy, Luke 4:18 . The name is interpreted by Holzinger as ‘man of the javelin’ a fitting name for a time when the earth was full of violence. </p> | ||
== Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_67757" /> == | == Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_67757" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> Son of Enoch, and the seventh from Adam: he lived 969 years, longer than any other person, and died in the year of the flood. Genesis 5:21-27; 1 Chronicles 1:3 . He is called MATHUSALA in Luke 3:37 . </p> | ||
== Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary <ref name="term_81130" /> == | == Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary <ref name="term_81130" /> == | ||
<p> the son of Enoch, and father of Lamech, | <p> the son of Enoch, and father of Lamech, Genesis 5:21 . He was born A.M. 687 and died A.M. 1656, being the very year of the deluge, at the age of nine hundred and sixty-nine, the greatest age to which any mortal man ever attained. </p> | ||
== Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_74015" /> == | == Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_74015" /> == | ||
<p> Methu'selah. (man of the dart). The son of Enoch, sixth in descent from Seth, and father of Lamech. | <p> Methu'selah. (man of the dart). The son of Enoch, sixth in descent from Seth, and father of Lamech. Genesis 5:25-27. </p> | ||
== American Tract Society Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_16601" /> == | == American Tract Society Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_16601" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> Son of Enoch, and father of Lamech. He lived 969 years, a longer life than any other on record, and died within the year before the deluge, Genesis 5:21,22 . </p> | ||
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_42110" /> == | == Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_42110" /> == | ||
Genesis 5:215:26-29Genesis 5:27 | |||
== Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_32601" /> == | == Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_32601" /> == | ||
Genesis 5:21-271 Chronicles 1:3 | |||
== Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament <ref name="term_56563" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament <ref name="term_56563" /> == | ||
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== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_6286" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_6286" /> == | ||
<p> ''''' mḗ ''''' - ''''' thū´sḗ ''''' - ''''' la ''''' , ''''' me ''''' - ''''' thū´se ''''' - ''''' la ''''' ( מתוּשׁלח , <i> ''''' methūshelaḥ ''''' </i> , "man of the javelin"): A descendant of Seth, the son of Enoch, and father of | <p> ''''' mḗ ''''' - ''''' thū´sḗ ''''' - ''''' la ''''' , ''''' me ''''' - ''''' thū´se ''''' - ''''' la ''''' ( מתוּשׁלח , <i> ''''' methūshelaḥ ''''' </i> , "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. </p> | ||
== Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature <ref name="term_16117" /> == | == Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature <ref name="term_16117" /> == | ||
<p> Methu´selah (man of the dust), son of Enoch, and remarkable as being the oldest of those antediluvian patriarchs whose great ages are recorded . At the age of 187 years he begat | <p> Methu´selah (man of the dust), son of Enoch, and remarkable as being the oldest of those antediluvian patriarchs whose great ages are recorded . At the age of 187 years he begat Lamech (the father of Noah); after which he lived 782 years, making altogether 969 years [LONGEVITY]. </p> | ||
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