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Enoch , 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.

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Enoch Name of several Old Testament figures. One was the father of Methuselah, and writer of Pseudepigrapha, such as the Books of Enoch. Another was the eldest son of Cain.

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Enoch, OT patriarch. Many legends became attached to his name. See also the following entry.

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