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AnswerAccording to The Bible, Lamech was the father of Noah. Noah did not become a father until he was 500 years old, had only three sons, Shem, Ham and Japheth, and lived to be exactly 950 years old. The biblical Flood came as Noah was 600, and he was chosen to build an ark and save mankind.

Whatever we accept as true about the life of Noah, his great age is least likely to be true. The lifespans of all the legendary heroes from Adam all the way down to Joshua were determined numerologically, using the number 17, and Noah's age is no exception. He lived to 950 years, which is derived from (13x9+49x17 [7x7x17]). This is almost the same formula as, for example, the lifespan of Enos, who lived to 905 years, derived from (8x9+49x17).

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