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ENOCH, BOOKS OF ē’ nək. A number of pseudepigraphic writings ascribed to Enoch the son of Jared and father of Methuselah (Gen 5:18ff.). Enoch’s evident translation to heaven gave rise to the belief that he must be knowledgeable concerning the secrets of heaven and therefore these works, all apocalyptic in character, could be appropriately ...
The Book of Watchers ends with Enoch’s praise of God’s creations and his great deeds. The second section of 1 Enoch (chapters 37–71) can be termed the Book of Parables or Book of Similitudes because of the text’s description of the instructions and parables that were given to Enoch (1 Enoch 68:1).
16 lis 2014 · Genesis 5:24, “And Enoch walked with God: and he [was] not; for God took him.” 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.”
The Book of Enoch (also 1 Enoch; [a] Hebrew: סֵפֶר חֲנוֹךְ, Sēfer Ḥănōḵ; Ge'ez: መጽሐፈ ሄኖክ, Maṣḥafa Hēnok) is an ancient Jewish apocalyptic religious text, ascribed by tradition to the patriarch Enoch who was the father of Methuselah and the great-grandfather of Noah.
Usage: The name "Chanok" or "Enoch" is used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to several individuals, most notably the son of Jared and the father of Methuselah. Enoch is recognized for his unique relationship with God, as he "walked with God" and was taken by God, implying he did not experience death in the traditional sense (Genesis 5:24).
reasons for God's withdrawal of the Shekina from the earth owing to the sin of mankind, and especially the growth of idolatry and so on. An interesting section describes how Enoch is gradually transformed into an angel (Chapter 9), and is placed on a throne at the door of the seventh
The Septuagint translates the Hebrew phrase וַיִּתְהַלֵּךְ חֲנֹוךְ אֶת־הָאֱלֹהִים "Enoch walked with God," from Genesis 5:22 as εὐηρέστησεν δὲ ενωχ τῷ θεῷ "Enoch pleased God."
