Holy Scripture
Genesis 5:27
A church father on this verse
“It should be noted that where our Codices, translated from the Hebrew source, say Adam lived for one hundred and thirty years and begot Seth, the ancient translation has, instead of one hundred and thirty, two hundred and thirty; where our Codices continue, "And the days of Adam after he begot Seth were eight hundred…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
27And all the days of Methuselah which he lived, were nine hundred and sixty and nine years, and he died.
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25And Methuselah lived a hundred and sixty and seven years, and begot Lamech.
26And Methuselah lived after his begetting Lamech eight hundred and two years, and begot sons and daughters.
— Genesis 5:27 —
28And Lamech lived a hundred and eighty and eight years, and begot a son.
29And he called his name Noah, saying, This one will cause us to cease from our works, and from the toils of our hands, and from the earth, which the Lord God has cursed.