Methuselah is the oldest man mentioned in the Bible. He lived to be 969 years of age (Gen. 5: 21-27). In view of the precision of the language and the chronology of events, it is apparent 969 is to be understood as a literal number. The lon...
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Methuselah or Metushélach (Hebrew: / , Modern   Mətušélaḥ / Mətušálaḥ Tiberian   Məṯûšélaḥ / Məṯûšālaḥ  ; "Man of the dart/spear", or alternatively "when he dies/...
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The Bible indicates that Methuselah reached the age of 969 years (Genesis 5:27). According to this genealogy, Adam was still alive when Methuselah was born. ... Biblical literalists, on the other hand, have proposed several reasons that might explain a drastic decrease in the human lifespan after the Flood.
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then Lamech himself, before his son Noah was born, lived 188 years, which together make 355 years.  Add to these the age of Noah at the date of the deluge, 600 years, and this gives a total of 955 from the birth of Methuselah to the year of the flood.  Now all the years of the life of Methuselah are computed to be 969;
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Text Age at son's birth Remainder of life Methuselah Age at death Comment ... The meaning of Methuselah's age has engendered considerable speculation, but no widely accepted conclusions. These speculations can be discussed under four categories and their combinations: literal, mistranslation, symbolic,
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My grade school teacher wasn't buying it when I tried to explain Methuselah's age by suggesting they didn't mean years as we know them. But what do I know. I like your attitude of accepting both evolution and the bible.
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Biblical literalists, on the other hand, have proposed several reasons that might explain a drastic decrease in the human lifespan after the Noachian deluge. ... Best calculates that Methuselah's actual age would have been 85, and that he would have had his first son at age 17 (as opposed to after age 100).
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The Elohim had created mortal versions of themselves during the sixth Creation Day or the sixth part of the twelve-part age cited by Ezra.  Unlike these mortal human beings, Adam was created by YHWH to be ... This would also explain why Belshazzar would host a feast for a thousand of his lords and praise the gods,
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He reportedly reached the age of 969 years. According to the Book of Genesis 5:27: And all the days of Methuselah were nine hun ... ... Many theories have been put forward to explain why biblical ages do not correspond to the lifespan of modern humans and scientific findings.
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