Lamech (father of Noah)
Lamech (/ˈleɪmɪk/; Hebrew: לֶמֶךְ Lemeḵ, in pausa לָמֶךְ Lāmeḵ; Greek: Λάμεχ Lámekh) was a patriarch in the genealogies of Adam in the Book of Genesis. He is part of the genealogy of Jesus in Luke 3:36.
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Lamech holding the infant Noah, Print by James Tissot | |
| Born | 869 AM |
| Died | 1646 AM (aged 777) |
| Children | Noah, and other sons and daughters |
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Lamech (Arabic: لامك, romanized: Lāmik) is also mentioned in Islam in the various collections of tales of the prophets who preceded Muhammad, which mentions him in an identical manner.
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