FAQ ID # 959 - Who is Enoch in the Bible? Why is he not talked much in the Bible?

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Who is Enoch in the Bible? Why is he not talked much in the Bible?

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There are several Enochs in the Bible. The first is the son of Cain for whom a City was named.

The second one mentioned is primarily the one most people are familiar with. Enoch was the son of Jared (Gen 5:18) and father of Methuselah (5:21; 3:37). After the birth of Methuselah, in his sixty-fifth year, he lived 300 years. Following his son's birth it is said (Gen 5:22-24) that Enoch "walked with God three hundred years . . . and he was not, for God took him." Like Elijah, he did not die a natural death, but was instead "translated" to heaven.

The book of Jude quotes from a prophecy of Enoch, but whether that was the "Book of Enoch" which is apocalyptic literature (not part of the Bible Canon) or from traditional teachings of the Rabbi's, it is not clear. However, most Bible scholars believe it was taken from the traditions taught about Enoch and his prophecies.

Unger's Bible Dictionary states: "In the epistle to the Hebrews (Heb 11:5) the issue of Enoch's life is clearly marked. Jude (vv. 14-15) quotes from a prophecy of Enoch, but whether he derived his quotation from tradition or from writing is uncertain. The voice of early ecclesiastical tradition is almost unanimous in regarding Enoch and Elijah as the "two witnesses" (Rev 11:3)."

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