LAMECH, the son of Methuselah, and father of
Noah. He lived a hundred fourscore and two years
before the birth of Noah, (Gen. v. 25, 31); and af-
ter that, he lived five hundred and ninety-five years
longer: thus the whole time of his life was seven hun-
dred seventy-seven years, being born in the year of the
world 874, and dying in the year of the world 1651.