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Lamech

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Also known as Lemek

biblical figure, father of Noah, son of Methuselah

Key facts

Children
Noah , and other sons and daughters
Father
Methuselah

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Part of
Lamech
Named after
Lamech
Gender
male
Place of birth
Mesopotamia
Child
Noah
Image
Birth of Noah.jpg
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date of birth
3135-00-00
date of death
2358-00-00
name in native language
לֶמֶךְ‎
present in work
Luke 3
different from
Lamech
Sources (3)

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Encyclopedic overview

Lamech (/ˈleɪmɪk/; Hebrew: לֶמֶךְ‎ Lemeḵ, in pausa לָמֶךְ‎ Lāmeḵ; Greek: Λάμεχ Lámekh) was a patriarch in the genealogies of Adam in the Book of Genesis. He is part of the genealogy of Jesus in Luke 3:36.

Bible narrative

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lamech” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.