Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. VII, 1951 Sacred Scripture

Malaleel

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Also known as: Mahalaleel, Mahalalel, Mahlalel, Maleleel

MALALEEL. - Patriarch mentioned in Gen. 5:12-13, and represented in one of the medallions of the cycle of patriarchs painted on the walls of the central nave of the basilica of S. Croce in Gerusalemme in Rome (1123-44). He has a youthful appearance; in the legend below it reads: «Malalehel vixit octingentis nonaginta annis».

Bibliography

BIBL.: G. Biasiotti-S. Pesarini, Pitture del XII sec. scoperte nella basilica di S. Croce in Gerusalemme a Roma, in Studi romani, 1 (1913), p. 251, tav. 25, 2.

Enrico Josi

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VII (1951), col. 1889.

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Josi, Enrico. “Malaleel.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VII, col. 1889. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1951. https://azioneromana.com/article/malaleel.

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Josi, Enrico. “Malaleel.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VII, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1951, col. 1889. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/malaleel.

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@incollection{ec7_malaleel,
  author    = {Josi, Enrico},
  title     = {Malaleel},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {VII},
  pages     = {1889},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1951},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/malaleel}
}

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