Enoch
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Summary
Enoch is a human biblical figure[1]. He ranks in the top 3% of human biblical figure entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24,535 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Father: Jared[3]
- Child: Methuselah[4], Naamah[5]
- Sex or gender: male[6]
- Commons category: Enoch[7]
- Canonization status: pre-congregation saint[8]
- Said to be the same as: Metatron[9], Idris[10]
- Given name: Hanoch[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Enoch (ancestor of Noah)[12]
- Described by source: Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[13], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[16], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[17], Islamskiy entsiklopedicheskiy slovar'[18], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[19], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[20]
- Present in work: Book of Enoch[21], Second Book of Enoch[22], Third Book of Enoch[23], Book of Giants[24], Epistle to the Hebrews[25], Sirach[26], Genesis 5[27]
- Different from: Enoch[28], Henoch-Metatron[29]
- Sibling: Azrial[30]
- Not found in: Pauly–Wissowa[31]
- P14536: 347458[32]
- P14750: 29FE-C0AF-EDE8-C5F8-BBAD[33]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Enoch include Book of him[34], a religious text[35]; Enochian[36], a constructed language[37]; Enochian magic[38], a knowledge system[39]; Third Book of him[40], a religious text[41]; and he[42], a city in the United States[43], in United States[44], founded in 1851[45].
Why It Matters
Enoch has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] He is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]
Entities named for him include Book of him[34], a religious text[35]; Enochian[36], a constructed language[37]; Enochian magic[38], a knowledge system[39]; Third Book of him[40], a religious text[41]; and he[42], a city in the United States[43], in United States[44], founded in 1851[45].
FAQs
Who were Enoch's parents?
Enoch's father was Jared[3].