Among the Latter Day Saint movement and particularly in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Enoch is viewed as having founded an exceptionally righteous city, named Zion, in the midst of an otherwise wicked world. Church Fathers such as Justin Martyr, Athenagoras of Athens, Irenaeus, Clement of Alexandria, Origen, Tertullian, and Lactantius all speak highly of Enoch and contain many allusions to the Book of Enoch as well as in some instances advocating explicitly for the use of the Book of Enoch as Scripture. He was considered the author of the Book of Enoch[3] and also called Enoch the scribe of judgment. Under his wisdom, peace is said to have reigned on earth, to the extent that he is summoned to Heaven to rule over the sons of God. According to Jubilees 4:9, Enoch's mother/aunt was named Awan. Clontz, T.E.
This view still has many supporters today in Christianity. Cain's Son Vs Enoch Son Of Seth! Additionally in LDS theology, Enoch is implied to be the scribe who recorded Adam's blessings and prophecies at Adam-ondi-Ahman, as recorded in D&C 107:53–57 (LDS) / D&C 104:29b (CofC). The Greek word used here for paradise, paradeisos (παράδεισος), was derived from an ancient Persian word meaning "enclosed garden", and was used in the Septuagint to describe the garden of Eden. After the birth of Enoch, the Hebrew text of Genesis 4:17 is unclear. Enoch is the subject of many Jewish and Christian traditions. [12], According to Rashi[13] [from Genesis Rabbah[14]], "Enoch was a righteous man, but he could easily be swayed to return to do evil. Awan and Cain According to the Book of Genesis , Enoch ( / ˈ iː n ə k / ; Hebrew : חֲנוֹך Ḥanōḵ ) was a son of Cain , grandson of Adam , and father of Irad . ⪠The Seed of Cain | Sons of God | Nephilim Giants & Elemental Spirits. To Enoch was born Irad, who became the father of Mehujael, who became the father of Methushael, who became the father of Lamech (v. 18). The second mention is in Hebrews 11: 5 (KJV) which says, "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." Scripture notes that he was the father of Irad (possibly meaning: “Townsman”) and grandfather of Mehujael. God took Enoch, as in Genesis 5:24: "And Enoch walked with God, and he was not; for God took him". The main themes of Enoch about the Watchers corrupting humanity were commonly mentioned in early literature. (Zion is defined as "the pure in heart" and this city of Zion will return to the earth at the Second Coming of Jesus.) Gen. 4:17). In the Sefer Hekalot, Rabbi Ishmael is described as having visited the Seventh Heaven, where he met Enoch, who claims that earth had, in his time, been corrupted by the demons Shammazai, and Azazel, and so Enoch was taken to Heaven to prove that God was not cruel. This Enoch is not to be confused with Enoch, son of Jared, to whom the authorship of the Book of Enoch is ascribed. In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints theology, 5:24 καὶ εὐηρέστησεν Ενωχ τῷ θεῷ καὶ οὐχ ηὑρίσκετο ὅτι μετέθηκεν αὐτὸν ὁ θεός. Much esoteric literature like the 3 Enoch identifies Enoch as the Metatron, the angel which communicates God's word. After Cain arrived in the Land of Nod, to which he was evicted by the Lord as his punishment for murdering his brother Abel, his wife got pregnant and bore Cain's first child, whom he named Enoch. It will enhance any encyclopedic page you visit with the magic of the WIKI 2 technology. Therefore, the Holy One, blessed be He, hastened and took him away and caused him to die before his time. Genesis recounts that each of the pre-Flood Patriarchs lived for several centuries. The brief account of Enoch in Genesis 5 ends with the cryptic note that "he was not; for God took him".[5]. After Cain arrived in the Land of Nod , to which he was evicted by the Lord as his punishment for murdering his brother Abel , his wife (and sister) became pregnant and bore Cain's first child, whom he named Enoch.
The Book of Giants is a Jewish pseudepigraphal work from the third century BC and resembles the Book of Enoch. We have created a browser extension. The Doctrine and Covenants further states that Enoch prophesied that one of his descendants, Noah, and his family, would survive a Great Flood and thus carry on the human race and preserve the Scripture. According to the Book of Genesis, Enoch (/ ˈ iː n ə k /; Hebrew: חֲנוֹך ; Ḥanōḵ) was a son of Cain, and father of Irad. [2], Depiction of Cain establishing the city of Enoch, by, Learn how and when to remove this template message, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Enoch_(son_of_Cain)&oldid=980903012, Articles needing additional references from December 2017, All articles needing additional references, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 29 September 2020, at 04:33. Either Cain built a city and named it after Enoch, or else Enoch built a city.[1]. Eventually, the usage of the Book of Enoch became limited to Ethiopian circles of the Oriental Orthodox Church. Cain had relations with his wife and she conceived, and gave birth to Enoch… —Genesis 4:17 NASB. The Sons of Seth, ⪠Who did Adam's sons marry? The source code for the WIKI 2 extension is being checked by specialists of the Mozilla Foundation, Google, and Apple. He is described as a son of Cain , and father of Irad . Enoch appears in the Book of Genesis of the Pentateuch as the seventh of the ten pre-Deluge Patriarchs. [4] For this reason, Scripture changed [the wording] in [the account of] his demise and wrote, 'and he was no longer' in the world to complete his years.".
Because of the letter of Jude's citation of the Book of Enoch as prophetic text, this encouraged acceptance and usage of the Book of Enoch in early Christian circles. Either Cain built a city and named it after Enoch, or else Enoch built a city.[1]. His ministry is discussed in both the Old Testament and the Pearl of Great Price. Depiction of Cain establishing the city of Enoch, by, ⪠Two Enochs in The Bible? Enoch was son of Jared and fathered Methuselah. Later, however, the term became synonymous for heaven, as is the case here. Enoch (/ˈiːnək/; Hebrew: .mw-parser-output .script-hebrew,.mw-parser-output .script-Hebr{font-family:"SBL Hebrew","SBL BibLit","Frank Ruehl CLM","Taamey Frank CLM","Ezra SIL","Ezra SIL SR","Keter Aram Tsova","Taamey Ashkenaz","Taamey David CLM","Keter YG","Shofar","David CLM","Hadasim CLM","Simple CLM","Nachlieli",Cardo,Alef,"Noto Serif Hebrew","Noto Sans Hebrew","David Libre",David,"Times New Roman",Gisha,Arial,FreeSerif,FreeSans}חֲנוֹךְ; Ḥănōḵ) is a character in the Book of Genesis.
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No wives are named anywhere. Would you like Wikipedia to always look as professional and up-to-date? Another common element that some Church Fathers, like John of Damascus, spoke of, was that they considered Enoch to be one of the two witnesses mentioned in the Book of Revelation. RasTafari Rabbi Answers@LOJSociety. - Bible Answers from the Word of God. In consequence, Enoch was seen, by this literature, and the Rabbinic kabbalah of Jewish mysticism, as having been the one which communicated God's revelation to Moses, in particular, the dictator of the Book of Jubilees. After Cain arrived in the Land of Nod , to which he was evicted by the Lord as his punishment for murdering his brother Abel , his wife became pregnant and bore Cain's first child, whom he named Enoch. (Gen. 5:18).
Enoch is considered by many to be the exception, who is said to "not see death" (Hebrews 11:5). 60:8), though not in the Old Testament. Genesis 5 provides a genealogy of these ten figures (from Adam to Noah), providing the age at which each fathered the next, and the age of each figure at death.
He was subsequently taught all secrets and mysteries and, with all the angels at his back, fulfils of his own accord whatever comes out of the mouth of God, executing His decrees. The city Cain founded in the Land of Nod was named after his son (Genesis 4:17). Later elaborations of this interpretation treated Enoch as having been a pious ascetic, who, called to mix with others, preached repentance, and gathered (despite the small number of people on Earth) a vast collection of disciples, to the extent that he was proclaimed king. The New Testament contains three references to Enoch. Charlesworth, Doubleday 1983–85, Learn how and when to remove this template message, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, https://catholicsaints.info/enoch-the-patriarch/, "MORFILL – The Book of the Secrets of Enoch (1896)", Strong's Greek 3857_ παράδεισος (paradeisos) – a park, a garden, a paradise, Comparison of Masonic legends of Enoch and Mormon scriptures description of Enoch, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Enoch_(ancestor_of_Noah)&oldid=984659712, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles containing Ancient Greek (to 1453)-language text, Articles needing additional references from December 2018, All articles needing additional references, Wikipedia articles with SUDOC identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WORLDCATID identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.