Mahalaleel

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Mahalaleel (Hebrew: מהללאל, Mahalal'el; "God shines forth" or "Blessed God"^[1]) (395 AM 3764 BC
-3 H
395 AM-1290 AM 2869 BC
892 H
1290 AM) was the son of Cainan and the father of Jared. He was born to his father Cainan when Cainan was 70 years old, in 395 AM.^[2]

Mahalaleel had a son, Jared, when he was 65 years old (460 AM).^[3] He lived to be 895 years11,069.599 mon
326,891.768 da old, dying in 1290 AM.^[4]

And Mahalaleel lived sixty and five years, and begat Jared: And Mahalaleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters: And all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred ninety and five years: and he died. Genesis 5:15-17 (KJV)

References

1. ↑ Missler, Chuck. "Meaning of the Names in Genesis 5." Koinonia House Online. Accessed December 25, 2007.
2. ↑ James Ussher, The Annals of the World, Larry Pierce, ed., Green Forest, AR: Master Books, 2003 (ISBN 0890513600), pgh. 16
3. ↑ Ussher, op. cit., pgh. 17
4. ↑ Ussher, op. cit., pgh. 27

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• Generations of Adam