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antediluvians
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(in biblical context) one of the patriarchs said to have lived before the flood of Noah
- Methuselah is perhaps the most famous antediluvian.
- The genealogies list several antediluvians with remarkably long lifespans.
- Scholars debated the historical reality of the antediluvians.
- In Sunday school, children learned about the antediluvians.
- The story of the antediluvians is central to the Book of Genesis.
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