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Methushael
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son of Mehujael (Irad Enoch Cain Adam); father of Lamech
Hebrew
Strongs #04967: lavwtm M@thuwsha'el
Methusael = "who is of God"1) son of Mehujael, 4th in descent from Cain, and father of Lamech
4967 Mthuwsha'el meth-oo-shaw-ale'
from 4962 and 410, with the relative interposed; man who (is)of God; Methusael, an antediluvian patriarch:-Methusael.
see HEBREW for 04962
see HEBREW for 0410
METHUSHAEL [ISBE]
METHUSHAEL - me-thu'-sha-el (methusha'el): A descendant of Cain, and father of Lamech in the Cainite genealogy (Gen 4:18). The meaning of the name is doubtful. Dillmann suggested "suppliant or man of God."