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Also known as Mahalaleel, Mihlaiel, Malael, Malaleel, Mahalal'el, Mahalech

Mahalalel (, ) was an Antediluvian patriarch named in the Hebrew Bible. He is mentioned in the Sethite genealogy as the grandfather of Enoch and subsequently the ancestor of Noah.

Key facts

Person.relatives
Enos (grandfather)Seth (great-grandfather)Adam and Eve (great-great-grandparents)Cain (great-granduncle)Abel (great-granduncle)Mehujael (third cousin)Enoch (grandson)Methuselah (great-grandson)Lamech (great-great-grandson)Noah (great-great-great-grandson)
Person.name
Mahalalel
Person.image
Mahalalel Malaleel (titel op object) Liber Chronicarum (serietitel), RP-P-2016-49-7-2 (cropped).jpg
Person.caption
Mahalalel as depicted in theNuremberg Chronicle (1493 CE).
Person.native_name_lang
he
Person.birth_date
395 AMMaysan
Person.death_date
1290 AM (aged 895)
Person.era
Antediluvian
Person.spouse
Dinah
Person.children
Jaredmore sons and daughters
Person.mother
Mûalêlêth
Person.father
Kenan

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Wikidata facts

Gender
male
Place of birth
Mesopotamia
Child
Jared
Father
Kenan
Image
Mahalalel Malaleel (titel op object) Liber Chronicarum (serietitel), RP-P-2016-49-7-2.jpg
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present in work
Luke 3
name in native language
מַהֲלַלְאֵל‬
date of birth
3609-00-00
date of death
2714-00-00
Commons category
Mahalalel
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Encyclopedic overview

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  • Biblical narrative
  • Genealogy
  • In Islam
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Mahalalel (, ) was an Antediluvian patriarch named in the Hebrew Bible. He is mentioned in the Sethite genealogy as the grandfather of Enoch and subsequently the ancestor of Noah.

== Etymology == The meaning of the name could be translated as "the shining one of El." The King James Version spells his name Mahalaleel in the Old Testament and Maleleel in the New Testament.

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