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玛士撒拉 Methuselah

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《旧约》提到的牧首,活到969岁。玛士撒拉是伊诺克之子,在〈创世记〉中他是亚当与夏娃在该隐之后所生的赛特的后裔。据说他是世界上最长寿的人。玛士撒拉是拉麦的父亲,诺亚的祖父。他的子孙包括亚伯拉罕、雅各和大卫。

Old Testament patriarch who lived to the age of 969. The son of Enoch, he is mentioned in Genesis as a descendant of Seth, the son of Adam and Eve begotten after Cain. He is remembered as the world's oldest human being. He was the father of Lamech and grandfather of Noah; his later descendants included Abraham, Jacob, and David.

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