Explanation of color-codes:
- Lifespans recorded in the Septuagint: Black (▄▄) and gray (▄▄) [note 1]
- Lifespans recorded in the Syriac Peshitta: Gold (▄▄), yellow (▄▄), and brown (▄▄)
- Lifespans recorded in the Masoretic text: Crimson (▄▄), vermilion (▄▄), and cinnabar (▄▄)
- ^ Methuselah survived the flood according to the Septuagint (but not the Masoretic text or Syriac Peshitta), even though he was not on Noah's Ark. [1]
- ^ Cassuto, Umberto (1972). A Commentary on the Book of Genesis Part I From Adam to Noah. Translated by Israel Abrahams. Jerusalem: The Magnes Press. pp. 264–5. ISBN 978-965-223-480-3.
Explanation of color-codes:
- Lifespans recorded in the Septuagint: Black (▄▄) and gray (▄▄) [note 1]
- Lifespans recorded in the Syriac Peshitta: Gold (▄▄), yellow (▄▄), and brown (▄▄)
- Lifespans recorded in the Masoretic text: Crimson (▄▄), vermilion (▄▄), and cinnabar (▄▄)
- ^ Methuselah survived the flood according to the Septuagint (but not the Masoretic text or Syriac Peshitta), even though he was not on Noah's Ark. [1]
- ^ Cassuto, Umberto (1972). A Commentary on the Book of Genesis Part I From Adam to Noah. Translated by Israel Abrahams. Jerusalem: The Magnes Press. pp. 264–5. ISBN 978-965-223-480-3.