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Methuselah

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Me·thu·se·lah 1  (m-thz-l)
A biblical patriarch said to have lived 969 years.
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Noun1.Methuselah - (Old Testament) a patriarch (grandfather of Noah) who is said to have lived 969 years
Old Testament - the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible
2.MethuselahMethuselah - a man who is very old
codger, old codger - used affectionately to refer to an eccentric but amusing old man
adult male, man - an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus"
patriarch - a man who is older and higher in rank than yourself

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Oxen tread the wheat from the ear, after the fashion prevalent in the time of Methuselah.
"Me old fella boy too much," the one-legged Methuselah quavered.
If the old woman lives to the age of Methuselah, he won't die.
 
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