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The text of the Book of Genesis says Enoch lived 365 years before he was taken by God. The text reads that Enoch "walked with God: and he was no more; for God took him" (Gen 5:21–24), which is interpreted as Enoch entering heaven alive in some Jewish and Christian traditions, and interpreted differently in others.
After the birth of Enoch, the Hebrew text of Genesis 4:17 is unclear. Either Cain built a city and named it after the mighty Enoch, or else Enoch built a city. [1] In the King James Bible, the text makes it clear that Cain built the city and named it after his son. According to the Book of Jubilees 4:9, Enoch's mother/aunt was named Awan.
When Enoch had lived sixty-five years, he became the father of Methuselah. Enoch walked with God after the birth of Methuselah three hundred years, and had other sons and daughters. Thus all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty-five years. Enoch walked with God; then he was no more, because God took him.
Two names are traditionally given significance: Enoch, who walked with God, and was not, for God took him, and Methuselah who was the oldest person whose age is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. He reportedly reached the age of 969 years. A close reading of the dates reveals that Methuselah died in the year of the Great Flood.
In the Hebrew Bible, there are two figures – Enoch and Elijah – who are said to have entered heaven alive, but both wordings are subject of debate. Genesis 5:24 says "Enoch walked with God; then he was no more, for God took him," but it does not state whether he was alive or dead nor where God took him.
1 According to most interpretations, including the New Testament Epistle to the Hebrews, Enoch did not die, [43] [non-primary source needed] but was taken away by God (at an age of 365). Genesis states that Enoch "walked with God; and he [was] not; for God took him." [44] [non-primary source needed]
"Enoch walked with God" is a quote from the Book of Genesis, "And Enoch walked with God: and he was [no more]; for God took him" . The Epistle to the Hebrews expands on this: "By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he ...
And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him. — Genesis 5:24, King James Version [ 51 ] This Enoch, whose flesh was turned to flame, his veins to fire, his eye-lashes to flashes of lightning, his eye-balls to flaming torches, and whom God placed on a throne next to the throne of glory, received after this heavenly ...