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Enoch
Enoch. Descendant of Adam (7th generation), in the Hebrew Bible. According to Genesis 5. 24, he was one who ‘walked with God and he was not; for God took him’. From this, he became central in apocalyptic speculation. Many legends became attached to him and several pseudepigraphical books bear his name.1 Enoch, or Ethiopic Enoch, contains a series of revelations to Enoch. The book is composite, and chs. 37–71, the ‘Similitudes’ or ‘Parables’, have attracted special attention because of their use of the term ‘Son of Man’.2 Enoch, Slavonic Enoch, or The Book of the Secrets of Enoch, recounts a tour by Enoch of the seven heavens.3 Enoch is a Hebrew Merkabah text to be dated perhaps to the 5th–6th cents. CE.
In Islam, the figure in the Qurʾān (19. 57 f., 21. 85) of Idrīs is usually identified by Muslims with Enoch. |
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JOHN BOWKER. "Enoch." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "Enoch." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Enoch.html JOHN BOWKER. "Enoch." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Enoch.html |
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Enoch2 a Hebrew patriarch, father of Methuselah; he is said in the Bible to have lived for 365 years, and may be cited as a type of extreme longevity.
Enoch is also said to have ascended to heaven without dying, as in Genesis 5:24. By this story he is sometimes linked with Elijah, who ascended to heaven in a fiery chariot, and St John the Evangelist, whose later legend also says that he was taken up to heaven without dying. Two works ascribed to him, the Book of Enoch and the Book of the Secrets of Enoch, date from the 2nd–1st centuries bc and 1st century ad respectively. A third treatise likewise dates from the Christian era. |
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Enoch." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Enoch." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Enoch1.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Enoch." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Enoch1.html |
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Enoch ♂ Biblical name (possibly meaning ‘experienced’ in Hebrew), borne by the son of Cain (Genesis 4:16–22) and father of Methuselah (Genesis 5:18–24). The latter is said to have lived for 365 years. The apocryphal ‘Books of Enoch’ are attributed to him. In modern times the name was borne by the controversial Conservative politician Enoch Powell (1912–98).
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Enoch." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Enoch." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Enoch.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Enoch." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Enoch.html |
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"Enoch." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Enoch." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Enoch.html "Enoch." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Enoch.html |
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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." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Enoch." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Enoch.html "Enoch." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Enoch.html |
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Enoch." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Enoch." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Enoch.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Enoch." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Enoch.html |
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Enoch, OT patriarch. Many legends became attached to his name. See also the following entry.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Enoch." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Enoch." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-Enoch.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Enoch." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-Enoch.html |
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Enoch Dumf. ‘(Place by the) marsh’. Gaelic eanach.
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A. D. MILLS. "Enoch." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. A. D. MILLS. "Enoch." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Enoch.html A. D. MILLS. "Enoch." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Enoch.html |
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"Enoch." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Enoch." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Enoch.html "Enoch." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Enoch.html |
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