Genesis 5:29
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and he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us in our work and in the toil of our hands, [which cometh] because of the ground which Jehovah hath cursed. (ASV)
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Though Lamech names Noah "comfort", saying he will comfort us, there is no record of Noah comforting anyone who was alive when Noah was born. To the contrary, Noah's Grandfather, Methuselah, dies the year of the flood (perhaps in the flood), while Noah sails happily away. This is not strictly a Biblical error, since Lamech could simply be wrong to name this child "Noah", but is a point to ponder nonetheless.