Methuselah

oldest person in the Bible, Biblical Patriarch
Person human_biblical_figure Q156290
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Methuselah

Summary

Methuselah is a human biblical figure[1]. He was born in ancient Near East[2]. He died on -2348-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. He ranks in the top 4% of human_biblical_figure entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,667 views/month).[4]

Key Facts

  • Born in ancient Near East[2], Methuselah…
  • Methuselah died on -2348-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Methuselah died on -2105-00-00T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Methuselah's father was Enoch[6].
  • Methuselah was married to Edna[7].
  • A child of Methuselah was Lamech[8].
  • Methuselah's image is recorded as Methuselah Stained glass.jpg[9].
  • Methuselah is recorded as male[10].
  • Methuselah's instance of is recorded as human biblical figure[11].
  • Methusael is named after Methuselah[12].
  • Methuselah's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 10991085[13].
  • Methuselah's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 310742769[14].
  • Methuselah's GND ID is recorded as 131880659[15].
  • Methuselah's Commons category is recorded as Methuselah[16].
  • Methuselah's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0f1fx[17].
  • Methuselah's Rodovid ID is recorded as 32389[18].
  • Methuselah's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0041431[19].
  • Methuselah's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20].
  • Methuselah's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[21].
  • Methuselah's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22].
  • Methuselah's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[23].
  • Methuselah's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[24].
  • Methuselah's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as biography/Methuselah[25].
  • Methuselah's present in work is recorded as Book of Enoch[26].
  • Methuselah's present in work is recorded as Second Book of Enoch[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Methuselah was born in ancient Near East[2]. His father was Enoch[6].

Personal Life

Among Methuselah's spouses was Edna[7]. A child of him was Lamech[8].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include -2348-00-00T00:00:00Z[3] and -2105-00-00T00:00:00Z[5].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Methuselah include PSR B1620-26 b[28], an exoplanet[29] and Methuselah's Children[30], a literary work[31], founded in 1941[32], written by Robert A. Heinlein[33].

Why It Matters

Methuselah ranks in the top 4% of human_biblical_figure entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,667 views/month).[4] He has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Entities named for him include PSR B1620-26 b[28], an exoplanet[29] and Methuselah's Children[30], a literary work[31], founded in 1941[32], written by Robert A. Heinlein[33].

FAQs

Where was Methuselah born?

Methuselah's place of birth was ancient Near East[2].

Who were Methuselah's parents?

Methuselah's father was Enoch[6].

Who was Methuselah married to?

Methuselah's spouses include Edna[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Book of Genesis. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . Book of Genesis. wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . viaf.org. viaf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . Book of Genesis. wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . The Jewish Time Line Encyclopedia, New Updated Edition. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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