Enoch, son of Jared
The name Enoch means “dedicated; disciplined.” Enoch is mentioned in 10 verses of the Bible, first in Genesis 5:18. Also called Henoch.
Family of Enoch
Father
Children
Who was Enoch?
The son of Jared, and father of Methuselah (Gen. 5:21; Luke 3:37). His father was one hundred and sixty-two years old when he was born. After the birth of Methuselah, Enoch “walked with God three hundred years” (Gen. 5:22-24), when he was translated without tasting death. His whole life on earth was three hundred and sixty-five years. He was the “seventh from Adam” (Jude 1:14), as distinguished from the son of Cain, the third from Adam. He is spoken of in the catalogue of Old Testament worthies in the Epistle to the Hebrews (11:5). When he was translated, only Adam, so far as recorded, had as yet died a natural death, and Noah was not yet born. Mention is made of Enoch’s prophesying only in Jude 1:14.
Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.
Key verses about Enoch
- Genesis 5:18
And Jared lived an hundred sixty and two years, and he begat Enoch:
- Genesis 5:22
And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:
- Genesis 5:24
And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.
- Luke 3:37
Which was the son of Mathusala, which was the son of Enoch, which was the son of Jared, which was the son of Maleleel, which was the son of Cainan,
- Hebrews 11:5
By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.
- Jude 1:14
And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,
Timeline of Enoch's life
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 3381 BC | Birth of Enoch |
| 3381 BC | Lifetime of Enoch |
| 3316 BC | Birth of Methuselah |
| 3016 BC | Enoch taken up |