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The text of the Book of Genesis says Enoch lived 365 years before he was taken by God. The text reads that Enoch "walked with God: and he was no more; for God took him" (Gen 5:21–24), which is interpreted as Enoch entering heaven alive in some Jewish and Christian traditions, and interpreted differently in others.
Enoch walked with God after he fathered Methuselah 300 years and had other sons and daughters. Enoch was 65 years old when his oldest son, Methuselah, was born. Does Scripture mean that Enoch’s walk with God began at that point in his life? Did he undergo some kind of conversion experience upon the birth of Methuselah? We cannot say for sure ...
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Enoch was born seven generations from Adam, so he was an approximate contemporary with Lamech of Cain’s line. Only a short sentence, "Enoch walked faithfully with God," in Genesis 5:22 and repeated in Genesis 5:24 reveals why he was so special to his Creator. In this wicked period before the Flood, most men did not walk faithfully with God. They wa...
In the period between the Old and New Testament, several books credited to Enoch appeared, however, they are not considered part of the canon of Scripture. These books of Enoch describe in great detail various events in Genesis chapters one through six. They also tell of a tour by Enoch of heaven and hell. The prophetic passage in Jude 14–15 is act...
Enoch was a loyal follower of God. He told the truth despite opposition and ridicule and enjoyed close fellowship with God. Enoch and the other Old Testament heroes mentioned in the Faith Hall of Fame walked in faith, in the hope of a future Messiah. That Messiah has been revealed to us in the gospels as Jesus Christ. Enoch was faithful to God, tru...
Genesis 5:22–23 After he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked faithfully with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters. Altogether, Enoch lived a total of 365 years. (NIV) Genesis 5:24 Enoch walked faithfully with God; then he was no more, because God took him away. (NIV) Hebrews 11:5 By faith Enoch was taken from this life, so that ...
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As he did not live like the rest of mankind, so he did not leave the world by death as they did. He was not found, because God had translated him, Heb 11:5. He had lived but 365 years, which, as men's ages were then, was but the midst of a man's days.
Enoch lived a total of 365 years. Enoch walked with God; then he was gone because God took him. When Methuselah was 187 years old, he became the father of Lamech.
When Enoch had lived 65 years, he became the father of Methuselah. After he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked faithfully with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters. Altogether, Enoch ...
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May 4, 2013 · Enoch begat Methuselah when he was sixty-five years of age (Genesis 5:21 KJV). Enoch lived for another three hundred years after he begat Methuselah, and he had other sons and daughters (Genesis 5:22 KJV). Enoch does not die. It was also mentioned in Genesis 5:22 that Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah.
