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Enoch (son of Cain) Not to be confused with Enoch, son of Jared. Depiction of Cain establishing the city of Enoch, by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld. 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 .
Learn about Enoch, the oldest son of Cain, from the Bible and other sources. Find out his age, his city, his descendants, and his fate according to different traditions.
Enoch was the eldest son of Cain and the seventh from Adam, according to Jude 1:14. He was translated by God without seeing death, and is mentioned in the Hebrews 11:5 as a man of faith.
The eldest son of Cain (Ge 4:17), who called the city which he built after his name (Ge 4:18). B.C. post 4041. It is there described as being east of Eden, in the land of Nod, to which Cain retired after the murder of his brother.
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ENOCH. e'-nok (chanokh, "initiated"; Henoch): (1) The eldest son of Cain ( Genesis 4:17,18 ). (2) The son of Jared and father of Methuselah, seventh in descent from Adam in the line of Seth ( Jude 1:14 ). He is said ( Genesis 5:23) to have lived 365 years, but the brief record of his life is comprised in the words, "Enoch walked with God:
Enoch was the eldest son of Cain and the father of Methuselah, according to Genesis 4 and 5. He was a prophet who walked with God and was translated without seeing death, as recorded in various biblical books.
The eldest son of Cain ( Genesis 4:17), who built a city east of Eden in the land of Nod, and called it "after the name of his son Enoch." This is the first "city" mentioned in Scripture. The son of Jared, and father of Methuselah ( Genesis 5:21; Luke 3:37). His father was one hundred and sixty-two years old when he was born.
