The longest documented and verified human lifespan is that of Jeanne Calment of France, a woman who lived to age 122 years and 164 days. She received news media attention in 1985, after turning 110. Calment's claim was investigated and authenticated by Jean-Marie Robine and Dr.
The oldest person ever whose age has been independently verified is Jeanne Calment (1875–1997) of France, who lived to the age of 122 years and 164 days. The oldest verified man ever is Jiroemon Kimura (1897–2013) of Japan, who lived to the age of 116 years and 54 days.
Lucian wrote about the "Seres" (a Chinese people), claiming they lived for over 300 years. Zuo Ci who lived during the Three Kingdoms Period was said to have lived for 300 years. In Chinese legend, Peng Zu was believed to have lived for over 800 years. during the Yin Dynasty (殷朝, 16th to 11th centuries BC).
Methuselah Lived Nearly 1,000 Years, According to the Bible. Today, we're diving into the legendary figure of Methuselah, the oldest person recorded in human history.
Jeanne Louise Calment, the world's longest living person (who died at the age of 122) was born in Arles, France on February 21, 1875 and died on August 4, 1997 in a nursing home in Arles.
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Who lived to 140 years?
Saparman Sodimejo (31 December 1870 - 30 April 2017), popularly known as Mbah Gotho, was an Indonesian man who gained attention for his claim of having lived over 140 years.
Lamech, Methuselah's son, lived ONLY 777 years. Moses wrote, “Altogether, Lamech lived a total of 777 years, and then he died.” (Genesis 5:31, NIV). Noah, Lamech's son, lived 950 years.
Genesis 5, the Book of the Generations of Adam, lists the descendants of Adam from Seth to Noah with their ages at the birth of their first sons (except Adam himself, for whom his age at the birth of Seth, his third son, is given) and their ages at death (Adam lives 930 years, up to the 56th year of Lamech, father of ...
Until Bobi's death at the age of 31 years and five months, the most ancient recorded dog was Bluey, an Australian cattle dog who died in 1939 aged 29 years and five months.
Zaro Agha enjoyed extreme popularity while was alive. He was born in 1774, according to population registers, and died on June 30, 1934 (Figure 1). He died at the age of 157 years, and is claimed to be one of the longest-living humans ever [3, 4].
If he was able to live to be 250, then it is. possible that he lived for 700 years as well. Baba was called, "The Ageless Yogi." Devraha Baba gained mastery over the khecheri state of yoga whereby he was able to control his hunger and the time of his death.
Ethel Caterham, who was born Aug. 21, 1909, was recognized in April by Guinness World Records as the oldest person living, following the death of Brazilian nun Inah Canabarro Lucas at 116 on April 30, 2025. Caterham is also credited for being the oldest woman living and the oldest person in the United Kingdom.
Lamech begets Noah at age 188, and Methuselah lives 802 years after begetting Lamech.) He was also the oldest of all the figures mentioned in the Bible.
A majority of biblical commentators hold that the 120 years referred to in this verse refers to the time God granted to the godless people who lived during the time of Noah to repent from their sins and be saved, and that it is not about human lifespans at all.
Prophet Adam (AS) was the first man created and is known as the “father of humankind”. He had 2 sons: Qabil (Cain) and Habil (Abel). Both sons were due to marry. Allah (SWT) then revealed to Prophet Adam (AS) that both his sons should offer a sacrifice.
Who wrote the Bible? Its books have no bylines. Tradition long identified Moses as the author of the Pentateuch, with Ezra as editor. Ancient readers also suggested that David wrote the psalms and Solomon wrote Proverbs and Qohelet.
(Some scholars even render the meaning of his name as “his death shall bring forth.” ) Methuselah lived 969 years. If you add up the length of time between Methuselah's birth and Noah entering the ark (187+182+600), it is also 969 years.
Methuselah, the oldest of all the ancients, lived to 969 years, and his grandson Noah was 950. Then, after some twenty generations passed, the age spans for the people we read about in the Bible seem to have decreased considerably.
If 300-400 years is subtracted from 3300 B.C. (based on the 120-year average biblical "generation" discussed above), this would place Noah as a historical person around 3000-2900 B.C.
Goliath (/ɡəˈlaɪəθ/ gə-LY-əth) was a Philistine giant in the Book of Samuel. Descriptions of Goliath's immense stature vary among biblical sources, with texts describing him as either 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) or 9 ft 9 in (2.97 m) tall.
The Bible does not specify the exact age of Eve at her death. Eve, being directly created by God and living in the pre-sin world, may have had a lifespan similar to Adam's. Without concrete biblical evidence, the precise length of Eve's life remains speculative.
During his education he learned somehow that he was a Hebrew, and his sense of concern and curiosity impelled him to visit his people. According to the biblical narrative, Moses lived 120 years and was 80 when he confronted Pharaoh, but there is no indication how old he was when he went to see the Hebrews.
