Introduction
Methuselah is a son of Enoch and the father of Lamech, recorded in the Genesis genealogy as living 969 years, the longest lifespan given to any individual in the Hebrew Bible, a fact that has made his name proverbial in later usage for extreme old age.
Family
Longest recorded lifespan
Genesis 5:27 states Methuselah's total lifespan as 969 years, the highest figure among the pre-flood patriarchs listed in the chapter, all of whom are recorded with unusually long lives compared to the shorter lifespans given later in the biblical narrative.
Timing of his death
Some traditional chronological calculations based on the ages given in Genesis 5 place Methuselah's death in the same year as the great flood, though the text does not state this explicitly or describe his death in any narrative detail beyond the standard genealogical formula.