Who was Enoch?
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Enoch was a man in the line of Seth who "walked with God, and he was not, for God took him" (Genesis 5:24). He is one of only two people in the Bible (with Elijah) who did not die but was taken directly to God.
Enoch’s epitaph is unique in the genealogy of Genesis 5, where everyone else "died." Enoch "walked with God" — a phrase of intimate, ongoing fellowship.
Hebrews 11:5 lists him among the heroes of faith: "By faith Enoch was taken up so that he should not see death."
Enoch is a sign of hope — that fellowship with God can be so real that death is swallowed up. He points to the resurrection life God intends for all his people.
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Original BibleDawn answer · reviewed 2026-06. Drafted with AI assistance and reviewed for accuracy.