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Hebrew Bible · Genesis 5:24

Enoch is taken

ReferenceGenesis 5:24
Writtenc. 600–400 BCE (priestly source)
SetSeventh generation from Adam
And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.

Translation: KJV

Read it literally

He did not die. He left. Enoch lived 365 years, the number of days in a solar year, which fits a man who was taught astronomy by the visitors.

What scholars say

One line in Genesis that later Jewish writers expanded into whole books.

Taken up alive From the sky

Quick answers about Genesis 5:24

Where is Genesis 5:24 found?

Genesis 5:24 (Hebrew Bible). Translation quoted: King James Version (1611; standard 1769 text), with Apocrypha.

When was Genesis 5:24 written?

c. 600–400 BCE (priestly source).

What do scholars say about Genesis 5:24?

One line in Genesis that later Jewish writers expanded into whole books.

Rabbit holes in this passage

PersonEnochThe man who 'walked with God: and he was not; for God took him,' and who became the hero of an entire library of visions.

Sources

  1. King James Version (1611; standard 1769 text), with ApocryphaPrimary text
  2. Genesis 5:18–24, King James VersionPrimary text

Scholarly dates are rounded. The wording follows the named public-domain translation.

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