This document is about Lamech (son of Methuselah). For other homonyms, please refer to the Lamech document.
The son of Methuselah and father of Noah. Unlike the other Lamech (son of Methushael), he belonged to the lineage of righteous figures.
Gen 5:25When Methuselah had lived 187 years, he became the father of Lamech.Gen 5:26After he became the father of Lamech, Methuselah lived 782 years and had other sons and daughters.Gen 5:27Altogether, Methuselah lived 969 years, and then he died.Gen 5:28When Lamech had lived 182 years, he had a son.Gen 5:29He named him Noah and said, “He will comfort us in the labor and painful toil of our hands caused by the ground the Lord has cursed.”LamechAfter Lamech became the father of Noah, he lived 595 years and had other sons and daughters.
In the Gospel of Luke, he is referred to as Lamech.