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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.

Maleleel (Man living at the time before the Flood)

Luke's Greek spelling of Mahalalel, Seth's descendant before the flood, in the genealogy that runs back through Noah to Adam.

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Luke's Greek spelling of Mahalalel, Seth's descendant before the flood, in the genealogy that runs back through Noah to Adam.

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Maleleel is the Greek form of Mahalalel, a descendant of Seth before the flood, listed among the ancestors of Jesus in Luke's genealogy, which traces the line back through Noah to Adam (Luke 3:37; cf. Gen. 5:12-17).

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  • Luke 3:37

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