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Methuselah Tree
Methuselah, a Biblical figure, was known for living a long time. Methuselah may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters and creatures * Methuselah (Redwall), a character in the Redwall novels by Brian Jacques * Methuselah (Trinity Blood), a fictional offshoot of humanity that appear in the anime ''Trinity Blood'' * Methuselah (World of Darkness), an ancient and manipulative vampire in White Wolf's novels, RPGs and playable cards *Methuselah, the nickname of Rain Jewlitt, a 624-year-old character in the '' Immortal Rain'' manga *Methuselah, the Price family's pet parrot in Barbara Kingsolver's '' The Poisonwood Bible'' *Methuselah, a Titan from the MonsterVerse film '' Godzilla: King of the Monsters'' Music *Methuselah (band), an English 1960s rock band * ''Methuselah'' (album), a 1969 rock album by Methuselah *Methuselah, the sixth track on San Fermin's 2013 album '' San Fermin'' Science and technology *Methuselah (cellular automaton), a long-survivi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Methuselah
Methuselah () ( he, מְתוּשֶׁלַח ''Məṯūšélaḥ'', in pausa ''Məṯūšālaḥ'', "His death shall send" or "Man of the javelin" or "Death of Sword"; gr, Μαθουσάλας ''Mathousalas'') was a biblical patriarch and a figure in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. He had the longest lifespan of all those given in the Bible, dying at the age of 969. According to the Book of Genesis, Methuselah was the son of Enoch, the father of Lamech, and the grandfather of Noah. Elsewhere in the Bible, Methuselah is mentioned in genealogies in 1 Chronicles and the Gospel of Luke. His life is described in further detail in extra-biblical religious texts such as the Book of Enoch, Slavonic Enoch, and the Book of Moses. Bible commentators have offered various explanations as to why the Book of Genesis describes him as having died at such an advanced age; some believe that Methuselah's age is the result of a mistranslation, while others believe that his age is used to giv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
