This name appears in Luke's genealogy of Jesus (3:37), tracing the lineage back through the primeval patriarchs before Noah. Methuselah, son of Enoch and grandfather of Noah, is famous in Genesis 5:27 for living 969 years, the longest lifespan recorded in Scripture. The Greek form follows the Septuagint's rendering of the Hebrew name, which possibly means 'man of the javelin' or 'when he dies, it shall come' — traditionally linked to the timing of the Flood.