Bible Encyclopedias
Hanoch; Hanochites

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

hā´nok , hā´nok -ı̄ts ( חנוך , ḥănōkh , "initiation," "dedication"):

(1) A grandson of Abraham by Keturah, and an ancestral head of a clan of Midian (Genesis 25:4; 1 Chronicles 1:33 , the King James Version "Henoch").

(2) The eldest son of Reuben (Genesis 46:9; Exodus 6:14; 1 Chronicles 5:3 ).

The descendants of Hanoch were known as Hanochites ( Numbers 26:5 ).

Bibliography Information
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Hanoch; Hanochites'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​h/hanoch-hanochites.html. 1915.