Mathusala
Mathusala
A Hebrew patriarch mentioned in the book of Genesis, chapter 5, son of Henoch and great-grandson of Adam. Remarkable for his longevity. There is no record of anyone living as long as he, 969 years.
Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
Mathusala
One of the Hebrew patriarchs, mentioned in Genesis 5. The word is variously given as Mathusale (1 Chronicles 1:3; Luke 3:37) and Mathusala. Etymologists differ with regard to the signification of the name. Holzinger gives “man of the javelin” as the more likely meaning; Hommel and many with him think that it means “man of Selah”, Selah being derived from a Babylonian word, given as a title to the god, Sin; While Professor Sayee attributes the name to a Babylonian word which is not understood. The author of Genesis traces the patriarch’s descent through his father Henoch to Seth, a son of Adam and Eve. At the time of his son’s birth Henoch was sixty-five years of age. When Methuselah had reached the great age of one hundred and eighty-seven years he became the father of Lamech. Following this he lived the remarkable term of seven hundred and eighty-two years, which makes his age at his death nine hundred and sixty-nine years. It follows thus that his death occurred in the year of the Deluge. There is no record of any other human being having lived as long as this for which reason the name, Methuselah, has become a Synonym for longevity.
The tendency of rationalists and advanced critics of different creeds leads them to deny outright the extraordinary details of the ages of patriarchs. Catholic commentators, however, find no difficulty in accepting the words of the Genesis. Certain exegetes solve the difficulty to their own satisfaction by declaring that the year meant by the sacred writer is not the equivalent of our year. In the Samaritan text Methuselah was sixty-seven at Lamech’s birth, and 720 at his death.
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JOSEPH V. MOLLOY Transcribed by Joseph P. Thomas In Memory of Matteo Ricci S.J.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume XCopyright © 1911 by Robert Appleton CompanyOnline Edition Copyright © 2003 by K. KnightNihil Obstat, October 1, 1911. Remy Lafort, S.T.D., CensorImprimatur. +John Cardinal Farley, Archbishop of New York
Fuente: Catholic Encyclopedia
Mathusala
(Luk 3:37). SEE METHUSELAH.
Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Mathusala
ma-thusa-la (, Mathousala): Greek form of Methuselah, the Revised Version (British and American) (Luk 3:37 the King James Version).
Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Mathusala
[Mathusa’la] See METHUSELAH.
Fuente: Concise Bible Dictionary
Mathusala
Mathu’sala. The son of Enoch. Luk 3:37. See Methuselah.