METHUSHAEL

me-thu'-sha-el (methusha'el): A descendant of Cain, and father of Lamech in the Cainite genealogy (Genesis 4:18). The meaning of the name is doubtful. Dillmann suggested "suppliant or man of God."

From the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Edited by James Orr, published in 1939 by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.