According to Genesis, what was Noah’s total age at the time of his death?

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According to Genesis, Noah died at the age of 950 years.

Genesis 9:28–29 says that Noah lived 350 years after the Flood and that his total lifespan was 950 years. This makes 950 the age at his death, not the age when he entered the Ark. Genesis had already stated that Noah was 600 when the Flood began.

Noah’s lifespan belongs to the long-lived genealogical world of Genesis. It is not a modern demographic claim, and the passage does not provide a calendar date for his death. The number functions within the narrative’s sequence of generations and ages.

A common mix-up is Methuselah’s age of 969 years, which Genesis gives as the longest lifespan in its genealogy. Noah’s 950 years is slightly lower. Keeping those two numbers separate is important when answering questions about the Ark’s main character.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Oct. 2026

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