Genesis 5:27

And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died.

Cross-reference

Genesis 5:5 Parallel

Genesis 5:5 uses the identical death formula for Adam (930 years). Both are part of the genealogical refrain showing even the longest-lived patriarchs ultimately die.

Genesis 9:29 closes Noah's life with the same formula (950 years, and he died). Even the man preserved through the flood was not exempt from mortality.

Genesis 47:9 Historical context

In Genesis 47:9, Jacob says his 130 years are 'few' compared to his fathers' lifespans — Methuselah's 969 years being among them.