Patriarch with 969-year life span, the longest in the Bible (10)

I believe the answer is:

methuselah

(Other definitions for methuselah that I've seen before include "He lived 969 years (Gen.)" , "Old man of the Bible" , "I'm an old man" , "Large wine bottle -- biblical patriarch" , "so much champagne" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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