Mahalaleel was the son of Cainan, who was a patriarch, who lived long before the universal dilivio. Mahalaleel, died 895 years and, according to the Bible, is the eighth person, with more age at the time of his death.
Mahalaleel was the father of Jared, who lived 962 years and, his grandson, Matusalen, who lived 969 years, being these 2, the oldest, at the time of his death.
During those times, people lived, many years, in fact, we were created to live eternally, but because of sin, we have a short life, with an average of approximately 70 years.