A name from Scripture
Methuselah
meh-THOO-zuh-luh
Meaning
Man of the dart; When he dies, it shall come
Hebrew origin · Boy · First in Genesis
What it points to
Methuselah's extraordinary lifespan embodies God's patience. Every year he lived was another year God waited for humanity to turn back. His story reveals a God who is slow to anger and rich in mercy.
Verses · King James Version
“And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died.”
Genesis 5:27
“And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech.”
Genesis 5:25