This name appears in Luke 3:37 among the antediluvian ancestors tracing Jesus' lineage back to Adam. Mahalalel, found in Genesis 5:12-17, was the son of Kenan and father of Jared, living 895 years according to the Masoretic text. The Hebrew name possibly means 'praise of God' or 'God is splendor.' Luke's inclusion of these primeval patriarchs emphasizes Jesus' connection not just to Israel's history but to universal human origins, establishing him as the second Adam whose lineage extends to the first man.