who was Matussula?

Question

not sure of spelling, but I am trying to find out who this mythical character was, and what this character represented

Answer 1

If you are referring to Methuselah, then, he is the oldest person whose age is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. He allegedly reached the age of 969 years. According to the Book of Genesis 5:27: "And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died" (American Standard Version). The name Methuselah has become a general synonym for any living creature of great age.

Methuselah is mentioned in Genesis as the son of Enoch and the father of Lamech (father of Noah), whom he fathered at the age of 187. A close reading of the dates in the Old Testament reveals that Methuselah is said to have died in the year of the Great Flood, but the Bible does not indicate if the cause of his death was by drowning. Some have interpreted his name as a prophecy: when he dies, the Flood will come. In that case, the long life has an allegorical dimension, showing that God withheld judgment on humankind for a very long time.

Methuselah is also mentioned in the Book of Enoch as being the son of Enoch and as having brothers. The writer tells Methuselah of the coming Deluge and of a future Messianic kingdom.

Answer 2

I think you mean Methuselah. He was a 968 year old man mentioned in the Bible. I believe he was an ancestor of Noah.

Answer 3

Methuselah, perhaps? If that is who you mean, he was in the old testament of the bible, he is the oldest person mentioned in it, I beleive about 970, the name is now associated with old age.

Answer 4

Do you mean Medusa? A monstrous female character whose gaze could turn people to stone.

Answer 5

sounds like methuselah (metushelach) from genesis who lived to the age og 969 years.

Answer 6

mark twain wrote a pretty good story about him. methusala that is.