Methuselah (Hebrew) can be translated in two ways:

•	Man of the spear
•	When he dies, it will happen

With the numbers written in Genesis 5,25-29 and Genesis 7,6, it gets clear, that the Flood started with Methuselah’s death. Obviously, God announced the Flood already with the birth of Methuselah, by giving him his name! 
Methuselah has lived the longest life ever. Once more, we see God’s incredible patience with us!

Luzius Schneider 14. June 1999