瑪士撒拉[《聖經.創世紀》中的人物]

簡介

《聖經.創世紀》中的人物，活了九百六十九歲。他的孫子就是築方舟保存了地球各類動物的挪亞。（參見聖經舊約創世紀第五章21-32）。 瑪土撒拉是聖經舊約里提到的族長，活了969歲。他是以諾之子，在《創世記》中他是亞當與夏娃在該隱之後所生的賽特的後裔。他是世界上有記錄以來最長壽的人。瑪土撒拉是拉麥的父親，挪亞的祖父。他的子孫包括亞伯拉罕、雅各和大衛。

英文介紹

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.