1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
ENOCH (ipaq, niq, Han6kh, Teaching or Dedication), (i) In Gen. iv. 17, 18 (J), the eldest son of Cain, born while Cain was building a city, which he named after Enoch ; nothing is known of the city. (2) In Gen. v. 24, &c. (P), seventh in descent from Adam in the line of Seth; he " walked with God," and after 365 years " was not for God took him." [(i) and (2) are often regarded as both corruptions of the seventh primitive king Evedorachos (Enmeduranki in cuneiform inscriptions), the two genealogies, Gen. iv. 16-24,…
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