Shem, one of Noah's three sons who survive the flood, lives to the age of 600 (Genesis 11:10 - 11). Noah also begins to preach the need for humanity to repent of their wickedness and turn to God (2Peter 2:5). God commands Noah, at the age of 480, to begin building a large ark (Genesis 6). Noah, son of Lamech, was 600 years old when the flood came and lived another 350 after it for a total of 950 years (Genesis 9:29). Lamech, son of Methuselah, lives to become 777 years old (Genesis 5:28 - 31).ĭuring this 56 year period, due to the incredibly long lifespans of humans, the first nine generations of humans are alive at the same time! Adam dies, in 3039, only 126 years before the birth of Noah. Methuselah, son of Enoch, becomes the oldest human to have ever lived when he dies at the age of 969 (Genesis 5:25 - 27). Jared, son of Mahalaleel, lives to the age of 962 (Genesis 5:18 - 20).Įnoch, son of Jared, lives until the age of 365 (Genesis 5:21 - 24). Mahalaleel, son of Cainan, lives to the age of 895 (Genesis 5:15 - 17).
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