3237/3236 BC
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Methuselah
life, dates, and events
This record brings together the lifespan, dates, Scripture, and every dated event assigned to Methuselah.
Life record
Birth, lifespan, and death
Creation years 687–1656
Genesis 5:27 · 2268/2267 BC
Original year-by-year timeline
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Reference library
Look up Methuselah in the study works
These links search five public-domain reference works for this person. An author’s definition or conclusion is a study aid—not Scripture—and should be examined against the KJV text.
Public-domain referenceEaston’s Bible Dictionary
Dictionary and historical background
Find Methuselah →Public-domain referenceSmith’s Bible DictionaryPeople, places, customs, and history
Find Methuselah →Public-domain referenceHitchcock’s Bible NamesThe name and its traditional meaning
Find Methuselah →Public-domain referenceNave’s Topical BibleRelated KJV passages arranged by subject
Find Methuselah →Public-domain referenceTorrey’s Topical TextbookRelated biblical subjects and references
Find Methuselah →Dated record
Events involving Methuselah
Creation year 6873237/3236 BC
Methuselah is born
Year 622 plus Enoch’s 65 years gives year 687.
Genesis 5:21 · KJV
“And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah:”
Jasher 3:1
Open Creation year 687 in the Original Timeline →And Enoch lived sixty-five years and he begat Methuselah; and Enoch walked with God after having begot Methuselah, and he served the Lord, and despised the evil ways of men.
Read these verses in our Jasher reader →Creation year 16562268/2267 BC
Methuselah dies
Methuselah was born in year 687. His KJV lifespan of 969 years ends in year 1656, the year of the Flood. The Sacred Texts Jasher edition gives 960 years.
Genesis 5:27 · KJV
“And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died.”
Jasher 5:36 — textual difference
Open Creation year 1656 in the Original Timeline →And it was at that time Methuselah the son of Enoch died, nine hundred and sixty years old was he, at his death.
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