People of the Bible · Line of Cain

Methusael, son of Mehujael

The name Methusael means “who demands his death.” Methusael is mentioned in 1 verse of the Bible, first in Genesis 4:18.

Family of Methusael

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Who was Methusael?

Champion of El; man of God, a descendant of Cain (Gen. 4:18), so called, perhaps, to denote that even among the descendants of Cain God had not left himself without a witness.

Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.

Key verses about Methusael

  • Genesis 4:18

    And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech.