Vicki: Regarding Noah. Actually, Noah's father died a few years before the flood. On the other hand, it appears that Noah's grandfather might have been killed in the flood.
When Methuselah was 187 years old, he became the father of Lamech. Methuselah was 969 years old when he died (oldest man ever). When Lamech was 182 years old, he became the father of Noah. Lamech was 777 years old when he died. When Noah was 600 years old, the flood destroyed the world.
187 + 182 + 600 = 969 (which was how old Methuselah was when he died)
182 + 600 = 782 (which means that Lamech had been dead for 5 years at the time of the flood)
(I found that tidbit years ago and have never actually had a use for that little piece of math before. Thanks for giving me an excuse to share it
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On the main question posed, I didn't vote because I learned years ago that I'm not very good at guessing what God would do in any given situation.
ML
(for sourses: Genesis 5:25-31; Genesis 7:11,12)
