Enoch in the Bible

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Compiled by The BibleStudyTools Staff on 11/13/2023
Enoch in the Bible

Who was Enoch in the Bible? There are at least four different men mentioned as Enoch throughout the Bible book of Genesis. However, one specific Enoch mentioned in Genesis 5:18 that the Bible speaks most about.

Enoch is mentioned in the Book of Genesis as the seventh generation from Adam and the father of Methuselah. According to the Bible, Enoch "walked with God: and he was not; for God took him." This is often interpreted to mean that Enoch was taken up to heaven without dying.

Enoch is also mentioned in the Book of Jubilees, an apocryphal text that was written in the second century BC. The Book of Jubilees describes Enoch as a righteous man who was chosen by God to be a messenger of his word. The book also tells the story of Enoch's journey to heaven, where he was given a tour of the heavenly realm and shown the world's fate.

The book of Hebrews states that “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.” (Heb. 11:5)

Enoch was one of only two people in the Bible who were said to have been chosen to escape death by God, the other being Elijah. What an incredible life he must have lived serving God!

Enoch is a significant figure in Jewish and Christian tradition. He is seen as a model of righteousness and faith, and his story reminds us that God can reward those who walk with him. Learn more about Enoch in the Bible from the collection of scripture quotes below!

Details of Enoch in the Bible

  • He was born in the 338th year of Adam's life.
  • He was the father of Methuselah, who lived to be 969 years old.
  • He was a righteous man who walked with God.
  • He was taken up to heaven without dying.

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Genesis 5:22

22 After he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked faithfully with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters.
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Genesis 46:9

9 The sons of Reuben: Hanok, Pallu, Hezron and Karmi.
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John 8:51

51 Very truly I tell you, whoever obeys my word will never see death.”
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John 11:26

26 and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?”
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Jude 1:14

14 Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about them: “See, the Lord is coming with thousands upon thousands of his holy ones
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Genesis 4:17

17 Cain made love to his wife, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Enoch. Cain was then building a city, and he named it after his son Enoch.
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Luke 3:37

37 the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalalel, the son of Kenan,
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Hebrews 11:5-6

Hebrews 11:6
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.
6 And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.
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Jude 1:14-16

14 Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about them: “See, the Lord is coming with thousands upon thousands of his holy ones
15 to judge everyone, and to convict all of them of all the ungodly acts they have committed in their ungodliness, and of all the defiant words ungodly sinners have spoken against him.”
16 These people are grumblers and faultfinders; they follow their own evil desires; they boast about themselves and flatter others for their own advantage.
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Hebrews 8:1-5

1 Now the main point of what we are saying is this: We do have such a high priest, who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven,
2 and who serves in the sanctuary, the true tabernacle set up by the Lord, not by a mere human being.
3 Every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices, and so it was necessary for this one also to have something to offer.
4 If he were on earth, he would not be a priest, for there are already priests who offer the gifts prescribed by the law.
5 They serve at a sanctuary that is a copy and shadow of what is in heaven. This is why Moses was warned when he was about to build the tabernacle: “See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.”
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Genesis 5:18-24

18 When Jared had lived 162 years, he became the father of Enoch.
19 After he became the father of Enoch, Jared lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.
20 Altogether, Jared lived a total of 962 years, and then he died.
21 When Enoch had lived 65 years, he became the father of Methuselah.
22 After he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked faithfully with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters.
23 Altogether, Enoch lived a total of 365 years.
24 Enoch walked faithfully with God; then he was no more, because God took him away.
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Hebrews 11:1-12

Hebrews 11:1 - What Is Faith?
1 Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.
2 This is what the ancients were commended for.
3 By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.
4 By faith Abel brought God a better offering than Cain did. By faith he was commended as righteous, when God spoke well of his offerings. And by faith Abel still speaks, even though he is dead.
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.
6 And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.
7 By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in holy fear built an ark to save his family. By his faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that is in keeping with faith.
8 By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going.
9 By faith he made his home in the promised land like a stranger in a foreign country; he lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise.
10 For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.
11 And by faith even Sarah, who was past childbearing age, was enabled to bear children because she considered him faithful who had made the promise.
12 And so from this one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore.
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