Man living at the time before the Flood
Lamech, the father of Noah, lived 777 years.
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Lamech was the son of Methuselah and the father of Noah (Gen.5.25,28-29). He was born when Methuselah was 187 years old (Gen.5.25). Lamech named his son Noah, saying, "This one will comfort us in the labor and painful toil of our hands caused by the ground the Lord has cursed" (Gen.5.29). Lamech lived 595 years after the birth of Noah and had other sons and daughters (Gen.5.30). He died at the age of 777, making him the second-oldest person mentioned in the Bible after his father, Methuselah (Gen.5.31). Lamech is also mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus Christ in the Gospel of Luke (Luk.3.36) and in the genealogy of Adam in the book of Chronicles (1Ch.1.3). His life and legacy are significant in the context of the pre-flood world and the lineage of the patriarchs leading to Noah.
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LA'MECH (strong). Son of Methuselah, and father of Noah. Gen 5:25, 1 Chr 24:31; 1 Chr 1:3; Luke 3:36.
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7 verses in 3 books · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H3929
When Methuselah was 187 years old, he became the father of Lamech.
And after he had become the father of Lamech, Methuselah lived 782 years and had other sons and daughters.
When Lamech was 182 years old, he had a son.
And after he had become the father of Noah, Lamech lived 595 years and had other sons and daughters.
So Lamech lived a total of 777 years, and then he died.
Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, Noah.
the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,
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