Genesis gives ages before Abraham, and readers differ on whether they are meant to be added up into dates. How the dates are worked out
Name meaning
"dedicated, initiated" · Hebrew
About
Seventh-generation descendant of Adam through Seth's line. He walked faithfully with God for 300 years and then 'was no more, because God took him away' — one of only two individuals in the Bible who never died. Father of Methuselah.
Relationships
SonMethuselahSon, longest-lived person in the Bible
Key Scripture AppearancesKJV
Genesis 5:18
And Jared lived an hundred sixty and two years, and he begat Enoch:Genesis 5:18, KJV
Genesis 5:24
And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.Genesis 5:24, KJV
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.Hebrews 11:5, KJV
Jude 1:14
And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,Jude 1:14, KJV
See how Enoch connects to every other figure in Scripture.