When Methu'selah had lived a hundred and eighty-seven years, he became the father of Lamech.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century
  1. ספר sepher – “writing, a writing, a book.”
  2. קינן qēynān – Kenan, “possessor, or spearsman.”
  3. מהללאל mahe
John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And Methuselah lived a hundred and eighty and seven years, and begot Lamech. The Septuagint version is a hundred and sixt…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Methuselah signifies, “he dies, there is a dart,” or “a sending forth,” namely, of the deluge, which came the year that Methuselah died. He lived 9…

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