If you read Genesis 4:18 you may find what I think is a type-o. It reads: "...Mehujael became the father of Metusael, and Methusael became the father of Lamech." As you may see, Metusael and Methusael are spelled differently, yet, according to it's context, it should be the same person.
2007-09-12 16:22:34 · 4 answers · asked by dman 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The Bible details are:
The New American Bible
Devore & Sons, INC
School and Church Edition
2007-09-12 16:31:58 · update #1
Also, the spine says "Fireside" and "NAB"
2007-09-12 16:42:16 · update #2
The reason for this is that the Bible was always written by people. There was never ever any divine inspiration. If there were divine inspiration there would be no typos
2007-09-12 16:34:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
There is no typographical error in the scriptural verse you mentioned. Similarities in names occured then as they do now for us. Take Joseph and Josephus, Samuel and Sam. They are similar in name, but are different. So, too, are Mehujael and Methusael. The spellings are definitely different and indicate two separate individuals.
The line of geneology is Enoch to Irad to Mehujael to Methusael to Lamech. That is a simple line of descendancy.
2007-09-12 16:58:30 · answer #2 · answered by Guitarpicker 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It looked it up, and it is spelled correctly in my bible. I've actually looked at a few different versions, and there all spelled correctly.
So, to answer your question, yes it's a typo.
2007-09-12 16:32:13 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Is it misspelled in other versions of the bible? It could be that yours was published by a company with a bad copy editor.
2007-09-12 16:28:06 · answer #4 · answered by ♥≈Safi≈♥ ☼of the Atheati☼ 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋