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Enoch

Enoch (ē'nuk) [key], in the Bible. 1. Son for whom Cain named the city he built. 2. Father of Methuselah. It was said of him that he walked with God—a phrase used also of Noah—and also that like Elijah he was translated to heaven. An alternate form is Henoch.

The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2007, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.

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