Methuselah
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Methuselah is a biblical patriarch famed for his extraordinary longevity, traditionally said to have lived 969 years.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Methuselah canonical | 9 |
| Methuselah lived 969 years | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1284843 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Methuselah Context triple: [Noah (2014 film), character, Methuselah]
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A.
Enoch
Enoch is a biblical and Qur’anic prophet revered for his exceptional piety and, in many traditions, for being taken up by God without experiencing death.
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B.
Nimrod
Nimrod is a 1997 studio album by American punk rock band Green Day, best known for its blend of punk energy with more experimental and melodic tracks.
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C.
Nestor
Nestor is the wise and elderly king of Pylos in Greek mythology, renowned for his counsel to heroes in Homer's epics.
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D.
Prisca
Prisca was the wife of Roman Emperor Diocletian and served as Augusta during his reign in the late 3rd and early 4th centuries.
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E.
Maran
Maran is an honorific title most famously associated with Rabbi Yosef Karo, the preeminent 16th-century halachic authority and author of the Shulchan Aruch.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Methuselah Target entity description: Methuselah is a biblical patriarch famed for his extraordinary longevity, traditionally said to have lived 969 years.
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A.
Enoch
Enoch is a biblical and Qur’anic prophet revered for his exceptional piety and, in many traditions, for being taken up by God without experiencing death.
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B.
Nimrod
Nimrod is a 1997 studio album by American punk rock band Green Day, best known for its blend of punk energy with more experimental and melodic tracks.
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C.
Nestor
Nestor is the wise and elderly king of Pylos in Greek mythology, renowned for his counsel to heroes in Homer's epics.
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D.
Prisca
Prisca was the wife of Roman Emperor Diocletian and served as Augusta during his reign in the late 3rd and early 4th centuries.
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E.
Maran
Maran is an honorific title most famously associated with Rabbi Yosef Karo, the preeminent 16th-century halachic authority and author of the Shulchan Aruch.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Old Testament figure
ⓘ
biblical patriarch ⓘ human ⓘ |
| ageAtDeath | 969 years ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Masoretic Text
ⓘ
Samaritan Pentateuch ⓘ Septuagint ⓘ |
| appearsInGenealogyOf |
Adam to Noah
ⓘ
Jesus (via Lamech and Noah, in some Christian genealogies) ⓘ
linked to:
Jesus Christ
|
| associatedConcept |
antediluvian patriarch
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longevity ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Earth (biblical narrative, unspecified location)
ⓘ
linked to:
Earth
|
| chronologicalPosition | lived between Enoch and Lamech in Genesis 5 genealogy ⓘ |
| culturalReference | proverbial symbol of great age ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Earth (biblical narrative, unspecified location) ⓘ |
| diedInSameYearAs |
the Flood of Noah (traditional chronology)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Flood
|
| era | antediluvian period ⓘ |
| etymologyProposedMeaning |
"man of the dart" (one proposed Hebrew derivation)
ⓘ
"when he dies, it shall be sent" (another traditional interpretation) ⓘ |
| father |
Enoch
ⓘ
linked to:
Enosh
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| generationFromAdam | eighth ⓘ |
| grandfather | Jared ⓘ |
| grandson | Noah ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Antediluvian patriarchs
ⓘ
Biblical people in Genesis ⓘ Book of Genesis characters ⓘ Longevity myths ⓘ |
| influenced | idiom "as old as Methuselah" ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| lifespanType | symbolic or literal (variously interpreted) ⓘ |
| livedBeforeEvent |
the Flood of Noah
ⓘ
linked to:
The Flood
|
| mentionedIn |
Book of Genesis
ⓘ
Christian Old Testament ⓘ
linked to:
Christian biblical canon
Genesis 5 ⓘ Hebrew Bible ⓘ
linked to:
Tanakh
|
| name | Methuselah ⓘ |
| notableFor | extraordinary longevity ⓘ |
| recordHeld | longest lifespan of any human in the Bible ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ Judaism ⓘ |
| role | link between Enoch and Noah in biblical genealogy ⓘ |
| son | Lamech ⓘ |
| tradition |
Christian tradition
ⓘ
Islamic tradition ⓘ Jewish tradition ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Methuselah Description of subject: Methuselah is a biblical patriarch famed for his extraordinary longevity, traditionally said to have lived 969 years.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Methuselah