The name Enoch is incredibly interesting to research when going through the Bible. In many of our English translations, there are two Enochs. One was the son of Cain, the other was the son of Jared, seven generations from Adam. However if we look at the ancient Hebrew, there are actually four separate people whose names are spelled the same. Most English translations have the other two people written out as "Hanoch." For the purposes of this blog post, I will focus on the first two mentioned, but let's look briefly at all references to every Enoch in the Bible. References to Enoch Enoch is mentioned in 18 different verses in the Bible. 15 of these verses take place in the Old Testament, while 3 take place in the New Testament. The first Enoch mentioned is the son of Cain. He is mentioned in Genesis 4:17 as the first child of Cain and his wife, of whom we do not know her name. Cain named the city he built after his son. Following is a genealogical list of the descendants o...
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