Mahalalel or Mahalaleel (Hebrew מהללאל Mahalal'el or Mahălal’ēl) was a patriarch named in the Hebrew Bible. He was the son of Kenan, son of Enosh, son of Seth, son of Adam in the Old Testament of the Bible. He was also the father of Jared, father of Enoch. The Modern Hebrew language is a Semitic language of the Afro-Asiatic language family. ... Originally a patriarch is a man who exercises autocratic authority as a pater familias over an extended family. ... 11th century manuscript of the Hebrew Bible with Targum Hebrew Bible refers to the common portions of the Jewish and Christian canons. ... Cainan, קינן, (a Biblical name)- possession; smith. ... Enos or Enosh, (אֱנוֹשׁ Mortal man; sick, Standard Hebrew Enoš, Tiberian Hebrew ʾĔnôš) is the first son of Seth in the Jewish and Christian Bible. ... Seth or Shet (שֵׁת Placed; appointed, Standard Hebrew Šet, Tiberian Hebrew Šēṯ, Arabic ÔíË), in the Book of Genesis of the Hebrew Bible, is the third son of Adam and Eve mentioned by name, and brother of Cain and Abel. ... This article is about the biblical Adam and Eve. ... Jared (יֶרֶד / יָרֶד, Standard Hebrew Yéred / Yáred, Tiberian Hebrew Yéreḏ / Yāreḏ) is derived from the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament of the Bible), where it appears in the Book of Genesis (Gen. ... In the Book of Genesis, Enoch or Hanoch (חֲנוֹךְ Initiated; dedicated; disciplined, Standard Hebrew Ḥanoḫ, Tiberian Hebrew Ḥănôḵ) is a name shared by two individuals. ...

He appears in the book of Genesis 5:12-17, and according to the book, he lived 895 years, placing him eighth in the records for the unusually long lifespans related in that book for the antediluvian patriarchs. Genesis (Greek: Γένεσις, having the meanings of birth, creation, cause, beginning, source and origin) is the first book of the Torah (five books of Moses) and hence the first book of the Tanakh, part of the Hebrew Bible; it is also the first book of the Christian Old Testament. ... The antediluvian period was the period that preceded the Great Flood of Noah as related in the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible. ...

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The pet cat that comes to the manor in the storm in Joyce Carol Oates's novel Bellefleur is named Mahalaleel. Joyce Carol Oates (born June 16, 1938 in Lockport, New York) is an American writer of novels, stories, plays, poetry, and non-fiction, known for being one of the most prolific of serious American writers. ...