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How old was Methuselah when he died?

Methuselah lived 969 years, from 3317 BC to 2348 BC.

Methuselah died at 969. The chart places his birth at 3317 BC and his death at 2348 BC, on the Ussher chronology it follows. The longest life in Scripture. Died the year of the Flood. (Gen. 5:21-27)

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