Person

Lamech

Lamech (father of Noah)

Name means
poor; made low
Lived
born c. 3129 BC; died c. 2352 BC
Belongs to
Genealogy of Jesus
Mentioned
7 verses · first in Genesis 5:25

Family

GrandparentsEnoch
ParentsMethuselah
Lamech
ChildrenNoah

About Lamech

The seventh in descent from Seth, being the only son of Methuselah. Noah was the oldest of his several sons (Gen. 5:25-31; Luke 3:36).

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

On the timeline

  1. 3129 BCBirth of LamechGenesis 5:25
  2. 3129 BCLifetime of LamechGenesis 5:28–31
  3. 2947 BCBirth of NoahGenesis 5:28–29
  4. 2352 BCDeath of LamechGenesis 5:31
The whole timeline →

Every mention

Genesis 5:25–26, 5:28, 5:30–31
1 Chronicles 1:3
Luke 3:36

Others called Lamech

Lamechdescendant of Cain

People data: Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0). Dates are traditional estimates.