methuselah
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- Noun:
- (Old Testament) a patriarch (grandfather of Noah) who is said to have lived 969 years
- a man who is very old
Word Origin
Example
- 1. And methuselah lived one hundred eighty-seven years and begot lamech .
- 2. For this reason , it is difficult to draw firm conclusions about human ageing from mice , even methuselah mice .
- 3. Donations to the methuselah foundation to support my work are always gratefully received , especially in the form of .
- 4. She 's as old as methuselah .
- 5. And enoch lived sixty-five years and begot methuselah .