According to Genesis, how old was Noah when he died after the Flood?

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According to Genesis, Noah was 950 years old when he died after the Flood.

Genesis 9:28–29 says Noah lived 350 years after the Flood and that all the days of his life were 950 years. This makes his lifespan one of the longest recorded in the Bible’s genealogical chronology.

His age at death follows the narrative about the Flood, the covenant, and his sons. It is separate from the 600 years Genesis assigns to Noah when the Flood began. The two figures together establish the text’s claim that Noah survived for centuries after leaving the Ark.

The number belongs to the biblical chronology and is not a modern historical or demographic measurement. Readers also sometimes confuse Noah’s 950 years with Methuselah’s 969 years, which Genesis presents as the longest lifespan in its genealogical lists.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Oct. 2026

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