Genesis 5:28

28 When Lamech was 182, he had a son

Genesis 5:28 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 5:28

And Lamech lived an hundred eighty and two years, and
begat son.
] According to the Septuagint version he was an hundred and eighty eight years old; but according to the Samaritan version only fifty three; the name, of his son, begotten by him, is given in the next verse, with the reason of it.

Genesis 5:28 In-Context

26 and then lived another 782 years. He had other children

27 and died at the age of 969.

28 When Lamech was 182, he had a son

29 and said, "From the very ground on which the Lord put a curse, this child will bring us relief from all our hard work"; so he named him Noah.

30 Lamech lived another 595 years. He had other children