Enochחנוך

3400 BCE – 3350 BCE · Antediluvian (legendary)biblical

Description

Enoch is a biblical figure and patriarch prior to Noah's flood. He is the son of Jared and father of Methuselah.

Venerated in	Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Druze faith, Samaritanism, New religious movements
Feast	30 July (Eastern Orthodox), Sunday of the Holy Forefathers (Eastern Orthodox), 22 January Coptic Church, 19 July (his assumption in the Coptic Church)

Summarised by section — one row per topic, for fast reading.

Topic	Summary
Etymology	Several etymologies have been proposed for the name Enoch (חֲנוֹךְ Ḥănōḵ).
Book of Genesis	Enoch appears in the Book of Genesis of the Pentateuch as the seventh of the ten pre-Deluge Patriarchs.
Books of Enoch (Apocryphal)	Three extensive Apocrypha are attributed to Enoch:
In Christianity	The New Testament contains three references to Enoch.
In Islam	Most Muslims identify Enoch as the Qur'anic prophet Idris.
In Theosophy	According to the theosophist Helena Blavatsky, the Jewish Enoch (or the Greek demigod Hermes) was "the first Grand Master and Founder of Freemasonry."
In Samaritanism	According to the Asatir, Enoch was buried in Mount Ebal.

Key prophetic utterances and visions attributed to Enoch, with sources.

Prophecy / vision	Source
Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God took him	Gen 5:24
Judgment of the fallen watchers; Azazel bound and cast into darkness	1 Enoch 10
The Son of Man seated on the throne of glory judges the kings of the earth	1 Enoch 62