Bible Person

Lamech

Meaning: poor; made low · Male · 7 cross references

Lamech is the son of Methuselah and father of Noah in the Sethite line. He stands near the end of the pre-flood genealogy and voices hope that his son will bring relief from the cursed ground. First appears in Gen 5:25.1

Name meaning

poor; made low

Identity

male

First appears

Gen 5:25

AI summary: Lamech matters because the cross references preserve both his genealogical position and his prophetic naming of Noah. Unlike many surrounding patriarchs, he speaks a word of expectation about toil, rest, and the burden of the earth under curse. That brief speech gives interpretive depth to Noah's arrival in the story. Taken together, the material presents Lamech as an early patriarch whose hope-filled naming of Noah points toward relief in a weary world.1

Central Figure

Lamech

Meaning: poor; made low

The seventh in descent from Seth, being the only son of Methuselah.

Name meaning

poor; made low

Identity

male

Birth year

3130 BC

Death year

2353 BC