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Troy Day | PentecostalTheology.com
Methuselah, the longest-lived human being of all time, died at the age of 969 years on the 11th of Cheshvan (TODAY) of the year 1656 from creation (2105 BCE) Tom Steele
Ricky Grimsley
Enoch has lived the longest. He is still alive
Ed Brewer
The real question is — did he die in the flood, or did his death allow the flood to begin? Enquiring minds….
Varnel Watson
Methuselah’s name makes it ironic that he would be the one who lived the longest, since his name actually contains the Hebrew word for death. The word muwth means “die/death” in Hebrew. The first part of Methuselah’s name means “mortal”. Taking meth/muth and combining it with selah, some have suggested that this signifies when the Flood will come. The Greek from Μαθουσαλά or Mathousala, according to the New Testament Greek Lexicon literally means: “when he dies, there shall be an emission”