Genesis 5:31
And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years: and he died.
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Here we have the first mention of Noah, of whom we shall read much in the following chapters. Observe,
I. His name, with the reason of it: Noah signifies rest; his parents gave him that name, with a…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
and all the days of Lamech Lamech's life of 770 years was shorter than Methuselah's by 192 years. His death occurred five years before the Flood. In the Samaritan text the date of his death coincided…