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Enoch ( / ˈiːnək /; Hebrew: חֲנוֹךְ; Ḥănōḵ) is a person in the Book of Genesis. He is described as a son of Cain, and father of Irad . Narrative. After Cain arrived in the Land of Nod, to which he was banished by God as his punishment for murdering his own brother Abel, his wife became pregnant and bore Cain's first child, whom he named Enoch.
Enoch (/ ˈ iː n ə k / ⓘ) is a biblical figure and patriarch prior to Noah's flood, and the son of Jared and father of Methuselah. He was of the Antediluvian period in the Hebrew Bible. The text of the Book of Genesis says Enoch lived 365 years before he was taken by God.
1. A son of Cain, in honor of whom the first city named in the Bible was called Enoch, Genesis 4:17. 2. "The seventh from Adam," and the father of Methuselah; eminent as a patriarch who lived near to God, through faith in a Redeemer to come, Hebrews 11:5 ,13.
Jan 25, 2024 · From the Bible, we know that Enoch was Adam’s great-great-great-great grandson (and Noah’s great grandfather) who lived a holy and faithful life to the Lord. Enoch is only one of two people taken straight to heaven, escaping death altogether.
Mar 16, 2023 · Enoch was a man of God whose life was one of great commitment and servitude to the Lord. While on earth and living in his earthly body, his relationship with Jehovah was so close that he gained a rare privilege, which only one other person mentioned in the Bible received. Photo credit: ©Getty Images/monkeybusinessimages.
Mar 6, 2020 · Known for: A faithful follower of God and one of only two men in the Bible who did not die. Bible References: Enoch is mentioned in Genesis 5:18-24, 1 Chronicles 1:3, Luke 3:37, Hebrews 11:5-6, Jude 1:14-15. Hometown: Ancient Fertile Crescent, although the exact location is not given in Scripture.
Genesis 4:17-26. Common English Bible. Cain’s descendants. 17 Cain knew his wife intimately. She became pregnant and gave birth to Enoch. Cain built a city and named the city after his son Enoch. 18 Irad was born to Enoch.
Jan 4, 2022 · Answer. There are at least four different men in the Bible named Enoch ( Genesis 4:17; 5:18; 25:4; 46:9 ). We should note that, in Genesis 25:4 and Genesis 46:9, the NIV gives the name “Hanok,” while some other translations, such as the Darby translation, give the name “Enoch” instead.
Enoch, the firstborn son of Cain, the firstborn of Adam and Eve. Cain had relations with his wife and she conceived, and gave birth to Enoch … — Genesis 4:17 NASB. Scripture notes that he was the father of Irad (possibly meaning: “Townsman”) and grandfather of Mehujael.
Genesis 4:17,18. And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bore Enoch: and he built a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch. Nave's Topical Index. Library. The Pentateuch. ... It is the oldest record in existence, and its contents ... to the Septuagint, no patriarch. has a son before the ...
