Methuselah, son of Enoch
Methuselah is mentioned in 7 verses of the Bible, first in Genesis 5:21. Also called Mathusala.
Family of Methuselah
Who was Methuselah?
Man of the dart, the son of Enoch, and grandfather of Noah. He was the oldest man of whom we have any record, dying at the age of nine hundred and sixty-nine years, in the year of the Flood (Gen. 5:21-27; 1 Chr. 1:3).
Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.
Key verses about Methuselah
- Genesis 5:21
And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah:
- Genesis 5:22
And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:
- Genesis 5:26
And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters:
- Genesis 5:27
And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died.
- 1 Chronicles 1:3
Henoch, Methuselah, Lamech,
- Luke 3:37
Which was the son of Mathusala, which was the son of Enoch, which was the son of Jared, which was the son of Maleleel, which was the son of Cainan,
Timeline of Methuselah's life
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 3316 BC | Birth of Methuselah |
| 3316 BC | Lifetime of Methuselah |
| 3129 BC | Birth of Lamech |
| 2347 BC | Death of Methuselah |