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Enoch

Holman Bible Dictionary

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(ee' nawch) Personal name meaning, “dedicated.” 1. The son of Jared taken up to God without dying (Genesis 5:18 ). He became the father of Methuselah. Enoch lived in such close fellowship with God that he was translated into the presence of God without dying. Hebrews 11:5 attributes his translation to faith. According to Jude 1:14 , he prophesied. The name of Enoch is associated with a large body of ancient extra-biblical literature. See Genesis; Resurrection; Apocalyptic; Apocrypha; Pseudepigrapha .

2. Son of Cain for whom Cain built a city and named it (Genesis 4:17-18 ).

Bibliography Information
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Enoch'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hbd/​e/enoch.html. 1991.
 
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