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noun • (Old Testament) a patriarch (grandfather of Noah) who is said to have lived 969 years • a man who is very old | ||||
| 30% | 4 | Old Testament patriarch | ||
noun • (Old Testament) third son of Adam and Eve; given by God in place of the murdered Abel • evil Egyptian god with the head of a beast that has high square ears and a long snout; brother and murderer of Osiris | ||||
| 23% | 5 | Patriarch in the Book of Genesis | ||
noun • chief god of the Assyrians; god of military prowess and empire; identified with Babylonian Anshar • an ancient Assyrian city on the Tigris and traditional capital of Assyria; just to the south of the modern city of Mosul in Iraq | ||||
Very Old Patriarch
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METHUSELAH which was last seen in the Telegraph Quick crossword.
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Updated: November 21, 2025
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