Enoch
the one who walked with God
Who was Enoch?
- Son of Jared and father of Methuselah. He walked with God. Genesis 5:18, 21, 24
- Genesis does not say that he died: it says he was no longer there, because God took him. Genesis 5:24
- The Letter to the Hebrews holds him up as an example of faith: he pleased God. Hebrews 11:5
What the Bible says
Genesis 5:18, 21, 24
18And Jared lived a hundred and sixty-two years, and begot Henoch. 21And Henoch lived sixty-five years, and begot Mathusala. 24And he walked with God, and was seen no more: because God took him.
Genesis 5:24
And he walked with God, and was seen no more: because God took him.
Hebrews 11:5
By faith Henoch was translated, that he should not see death; and he was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had testimony that he pleased God.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
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