Did Methuselah live to to see the Genesis Flood?

ChinaCatmama

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methuselah He didn't live to see the flood but he did see the ark being built according to the above link. "The 17th century midrashic Sefer haYashar ("Book of Jasher"), describes Methuselah with his grandson Noah attempting to persuade the people of the earth to return to godliness. All other very long-lived people died, and Methuselah was the only one of this class left. God planned to bring the flood after all the men who walked in the ways of the Lord had died (besides Noah and his family). Methuselah lived until the ark was built, but died before the flood, since God had promised he would not be killed with the unrighteous." Mar 17 11, 5:50 PM

Watchkeeper

No. His name can be translated "when he dies it shall be sent". Dr Arnold Fruchtenbaum has said: ‘I prefer that translation of the name, “when he dies it shall be sent”, for two reasons. The first reason is that I find it fitting the Hebrew parsing of the name much better. Secondly, it is better in the wider context since, if we follow the chronology of Genesis, the same year he died was the year of the flood. I do not think this was purely coincidental.’ http://creation.com/biblical-chronogenealogies Mar 17 11, 8:15 PM