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Methuselah
Methuselah meaning
The oldest person whose age is recorded in the Hebrew Bible, having reportedly lived 969 years. | A planet in the PSR B1620-26 star system, Messier 4 globular cluster, Milky Way Galaxy, Scorpius constellation; a circumbinary planet, officially named PSR B1620-26 b, orbiting a pulsar (“PSR B1620-26 A”) and white dwarf (“WD B1620-26 B”).
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Those Methuselah monarchs have a long, arduous journey ahead of them and need nectar-rich plants for refueling stops.
Worries about the advanced age of leading politicians are as old as Methuselah.
Could this be the longest-living man ever besides Methuselah?
I handed over “Methuselah,” my trusty bag.
During (2017) instrumental “Miasma,” a guest musician dressed as glowing-eyed methuselah Papa Nihil was walked to center stage for a ripping saxophone solo.
Four have been awarded posthumously for Red Planet, Methuselah's Children, Time Enough for Love and Requiem.
He is known to have a great sword (Sword of Methuselah) that conquers evils and ghosts.
Mind melds have been used to erase memories, as Spock performed on James T. Kirk in the TOS episode " Requiem for Methuselah ".
Popular culture The term "Methuselah" is used extensively in modern times and in popular culture.
Sympathetic to their plight, Sebastian reveals that because of " Methuselah Syndrome", a genetic premature aging disorder, his life will also be cut short.
The Book of Jubilees names Methuselah's mother and his wife – both are named Edna – and his daughter-in-law, Betenos, Lamech's wife.
The same names are used for bottles containing wine and port; however Jeroboam, Rehoboam and Methuselah refer to different bottle volumes.
The story also depicts the start of the negotiations which would lead to the Covenant, the somewhat idealized basis for government depicted in " Coventry ", " Misfit " and in Methuselah's Children.
The Sumerian king list mentions a character named Ubara-Tutu who seems almost identical to Methuselah.