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Enoch

Enoch, the son of Jared, walked with God and was taken by Him without experiencing death.

The name Enoch means “dedicated; disciplined”

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Summary

A man living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Genesis 5:18; referred to as Enoch (חֲנוֹךְ) or Enoch (Ἐνώχ); a son of Jared; father of Methuselah.

Events

Dates are approximate

Glossary entries

Enoch (Person) Henoch

Family members

Father

Jared

Children

Methuselah

Alternative names

Mentions

  1. Genesis 5:18
    When Jared was 162 years old, he became the father of Enoch.
  2. Genesis 5:19
    And after he had become the father of Enoch, Jared lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.
  3. Genesis 5:21
    When Enoch was 65 years old, he became the father of Methuselah.
  4. Genesis 5:22
    And after he had become the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters.
  5. Genesis 5:23
    So Enoch lived a total of 365 years.
  6. Genesis 5:24
    Enoch walked with God, and then he was no more, because God had taken him away.
  7. 1 Chronicles 1:3
    Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, Noah.
  8. Luke 3:37
    …the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalalel, the son of Cainan,
  9. Hebrews 11:5
    By faith Enoch was taken up so that he did not see death: “He could not be found, because God had taken him away.” For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God.
  10. Jude 1:14
    Enoch, the seventh from Adam, also prophesied about them: “Behold, the Lord is coming with myriads of His holy ones