📖 Biblical Definition
Enoch was the seventh from Adam (Gen 5:18-24, Jude 1:14), father of Methuselah, who walked with God: and he was not; for God took him (Gen 5:24). Hebrews 11:5 elaborates: by faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death... before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God. Jude 1:14-15 cites him as a prophet who foretold the coming judgment of the ungodly. He is one of two Old Testament figures (with Elijah) who did not die.
📜 Webster 1828 Definition
Seventh from Adam; walked with God; translated without seeing death (Gen 5:24, Heb 11:5).
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Genesis 5:21-24: lived 65 years; begat Methuselah; walked with God 300 years; was not, for God took him. He was 365 years old.
Hebrews 11:5 in the faith hall: by faith he was translated that he should not see death. Jude 1:14-15 cites him prophetically: Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints, to execute judgment upon all.
📖 Key Scripture
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."
Hebrews 11:6 — "But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him."
Jude 1:14 — "And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints."
⚠️ Modern Corruption
Modern Christianity often forgets Enoch; his walk with God is the antediluvian high point and his translation prefigures the saints' final escape from death.
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Walked with God is the great phrase. Daily walked, year after year, 300 years; eventually walked from this world into the next without dying. Hebrews puts it as faith's working: by faith he pleased God; faith's reward was translation.
Some saints will not see death (1 Thess 4:17 — those alive at Christ's return will be caught up). Enoch and Elijah are pre-figures of that company. The household's walk-with-God is the same disposition that, in extreme form, accomplished Enoch's translation.
🔗 Greek & Hebrew Roots
Hebrew Chanoch; dedicated.
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Hebrew Chanoch — from chanak, to dedicate.
Note: distinct from Cain's son Enoch (Gen 4:17) and the city named after him; the antediluvian Enoch of Gen 5 is the seventh from Adam through the Sethite line.
Usage
"He walked with God: and he was not; for God took him."
"Faith's reward was translation."
"Some saints will not see death."