Holy Scripture

Genesis 5:25

A church father on this verse
“(Verse 25.) And Methuselah lived for 167 years and begot Lamech. And Methuselah lived, after he begot Lamech, for 802 years, and he begot sons and daughters. And all the days of Methuselah, that he lived, were 969 years, and he died. The famous question, and the subject of dispute among all the churches, is that, acco…”
Jerome, 5th c. — Hebrew Questions on Genesis

Source: Septuagint

Original

25And Methuselah lived a hundred and sixty and seven years, and begot Lamech.

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In context

23And all the days of Enoch were three hundred and sixty and five years.

24And Enoch was well-pleasing to God, and was not found, because God translated him.

— Genesis 5:25 —

26And Methuselah lived after his begetting Lamech eight hundred and two years, and begot sons and daughters.

27And all the days of Methuselah which he lived, were nine hundred and sixty and nine years, and he died.

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