Lexical Definition
מְתוּשָׁאֵל Mᵉthûwshâʼêl (meth-oo-shaw-ale') Methushael N:N-M-P
from מַת and אֵל, with the relative interposed; man who (is) of God
Methusael.
- § Methusael = "who is of God"
- Methusael, an antediluvian patriarch
1) son of Mehujael, 4th in descent from Cain, and father of Lamech
See Greek: ἑκατονταπλασίων
Extended Information
- A man living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.4.18
- son of: Mehujael (מְחוּיָאֵל)
- father of: Lamech (לֶמֶךְ)
Brown-Driver-Briggs
מְתוּשָׁאֵל proper name, masculine descendant of Cain (Babylonian form., mutu-ša-ili 'man of God,' LenOrig. ed. 2, i. 262 f. Eng. Tr. 268); — Gen 4:18 (twice in verse) (J), ᵐ5 Μαθουσαλα (i.e.מְתוּשֶׁלַח? so Di; otherwise BuUrgesch. 125 f.)
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Genesis | 4:18 |
Profile
Male • Son of Mehujael • A descendant of Cain; father of Lamech.
Man living at the time before the Flood
Methushael, a descendant of Cain, was the father of Lamech (Gen.4.18).
- A man living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.4.18;
- only referred to as Methushael מְתוּשָׁאֵל;
- a son of Mehujael מְחוּיָאֵל;
- father of Lamech לֶמֶךְ.
Methushael is mentioned in the book of Genesis as a descendant of Cain, the son of Adam and Eve (Gen.4.18). He was the son of Mehujael and the father of Lamech. Methushael is part of the genealogy that traces the line of Cain, which is separate from the godly line of Seth. The Cainite genealogy is known for the development of various skills and crafts, as well as the increasing wickedness and violence on the earth. Lamech, Methushael's son, is recorded as the first polygamist and a man of violence (Gen.4.19-24). No further details about Methushael's life, character, or achievements are provided in the biblical text. His mention serves to bridge the generations between Cain and Lamech in the genealogical record.
All entries for Methushael: מְתוּשָׁאֵל