biography
pronunciation:
[eenok]
| biography:
| Biblical character, the son of Jared, and the father of Methuselah. He was depicted as extraordinarily devout, and therefore as translated directly into heaven without dying (Gen 5.24). In the Graeco-Roman era his name became attached to Jewish apocalyptic writings allegedly describing his visions and journeys through the heavens (1, 2, and 3 Enoch). |
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