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Methuselah
Methuselah The longest-living ancestor of the Hebrews (Gen. 5: 27) according to the P source of the tradition—though his 969 years were shortened to 720 by the Samaritan text. The fabulous longevity of some of the ancestors was intended to imply an immense distance in time between the Creation (Gen. 1) and the Flood (Gen. 6).
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W. R. F. BROWNING. "Methuselah." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. W. R. F. BROWNING. "Methuselah." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-Methuselah.html W. R. F. BROWNING. "Methuselah." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-Methuselah.html |
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Methuselah
Methuselah in the Bible, a patriarch, the grandfather of Noah, who is said to have lived for 969 years. His name is used allusively as the type of a very old person, and the expression as old as Methuselah is recorded from the early 16th century.
The name methuselah is used for a wine bottle of eight times the standard size. |
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Methuselah." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Methuselah." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Methuselah.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Methuselah." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Methuselah.html |
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Methuselah
Methuselah , in the Bible, descendant of Seth; son of Enoch. He is said to have lived 969 years. It is also spelled Mathusala. |
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"Methuselah." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Methuselah." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Methusel.html "Methuselah." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Methusel.html |
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Methuselah
Methuselah. The eighth in the list of antediluvian patriarchs in Gen. 5 and the longest-lived (969 years; Gen. 5: 27).
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Methuselah." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Methuselah." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-Methuselah.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Methuselah." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-Methuselah.html |
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