Educator Guide
Methuselah Bible Study Guide
Antediluvian · 3313 BC – 2344 BC (969 years)
Longest-lived person in scripture; died the year of the Flood.
From the family tree
- Parents
- Enoch
- Children
- Lamech
- Dates
- 3313 BC – 2344 BC (969 years)
- Era
- Antediluvian
Teaching prompt
What does it tell us that the longest-lived person in scripture dies the year of the Flood?
Reflection
Where might God's patience in your life be inviting repentance rather than confirming complacency?
Discussion questions
- How long does Methuselah live, and whose son is he?
- How does Peter describe God's seeming slowness?
- Genesis 6:3 alongside Methuselah's lifespan — what does that suggest about God's timing?