Enoch

The names of two persons in the OT.

1. Cain's son born to him after his banishment from the presence of God for his murder of his brother Abel (Gen 4:17-18). Cain also named the city he was establishing after his son. The name is derived from a word which, in the verbal form, speaks of "inauguration," "starting something new/anew." These actions are, therefore, laden with suggestions of—and reflective of Cain's hope for—a new beginning. Enoch, in turn, became the father of Irad. This individual is mentioned only in these two verses in the Bible.

2. The son of Jared, and the 7th generation great-grandson of Adam and Eve (Gen 5:18). This Enoch is the more famous of the two individuals of this name because, famously, he not only "walked with God" but also, mysteriously, "was no more, because God took him away." Heb 11:5 affirms the understanding that this means that he ended his life translated into God's presence without going through the normal portal of death. Jude, interestingly, speaks of Enoch as prophesying the coming of God in judgment (Jude 1:14). Enoch was the father of the equally famous Methuselah, because he lived so long.

CONCORDANCE (NIV)

This individual appears 10x in the Bible:

Gen 5:18 — When Jared had lived 162 years, he became the father of Enoch.

Gen 5:19 — And after he became the father of Enoch, Jared lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.

Gen 5:21 — When Enoch had lived 65 years, he became the father of Methuselah.

Gen 5:22 — And after he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters.

Gen 5:23-24 — Altogether, Enoch lived 365 years. Enoch walked with God; then he was no more, because God took him away.

1 Chron 1:3 — Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, Noah. . . .

Luk 3:37 — the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalalel, the son of Kenan, . . .

Heb 11:5 — By faith Enoch was taken from this life, so that he did not experience 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.

Jude 1:14 — Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about these men: "See, the Lord is coming with thousands upon thousands of his holy ones