Patriarchs (Bible) near Bethlehem, at the site where she is believed to have died in childbirth. The lifetimes given for the patriarchs in the Masoretic Text of the Book of Genesis are: Adam 930 years, Seth 912, Enos 905, Kenan 910, Mahalalel 895, Jared 962, Enoch 365 (did not die, but was taken away by God), Methuselah 969, Lamech 777, Noah 950. The lifespans given have surprising chronological implications, as the following quotation shows. According to the Bible, many of the tribes living in the Middle East between the time of Abraham and the time of Christ have a genealogical connection to
Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal for research. According to the author, the producer-director Peter Douglas (with Vincent Pictures) optioned the film rights to the novel. Biff is resurrected in the 20th Century to complete missing parts of the Bible, under the inefficient supervision of Raziel; wherefore Biff narrates that he and Joshua (by Biff's account, the Hebrew original of the Hellenized "Jesus") travel Eastward to consult the Three Wise Men (a magician, a Buddhist, and a Hindu Yogi) who attended Joshua's birth, so that Joshua may learn how to become the Messiah. Over twenty years, Joshua surpasses the trio by incorporating his beliefs into theirs: