Enoch
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Enoch is a biblical and Qur’anic prophet revered for his exceptional piety and, in many traditions, for being taken up by God without experiencing death.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| biblical prophet Enoch | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Qur’anic prophet
ⓘ
biblical figure ⓘ patriarch ⓘ person in the Book of Genesis ⓘ prophet ⓘ |
| ancestorOf | Noah ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
angelic knowledge
ⓘ
apocalyptic visions ⓘ assumption into heaven ⓘ calendar and timekeeping ⓘ cosmological secrets ⓘ heavenly ascent ⓘ mystical wisdom ⓘ |
| attributedText |
1 Enoch
ⓘ
2 Enoch ⓘ 3 Enoch ⓘ 1 Enoch ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Enoch
|
| commemoratedFor |
faith
ⓘ
intimate relationship with God ⓘ obedience to God ⓘ |
| describedAs |
exceptionally pious
ⓘ
one who walked with God ⓘ righteous ⓘ |
| didNotExperience | death in many traditions ⓘ |
| father | Methuselah ⓘ |
| generationFromAdam | seventh ⓘ |
| grandfather | Lamech ⓘ |
| identifiedWith | Idris ⓘ |
| identifiedWithInIslamicTradition | Idris ⓘ |
| memberOf | genealogy from Adam to Noah ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Book of Genesis
ⓘ
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Epistle of Jude ⓘ
surface form:
New Testament Epistle of Jude
Letter to the Hebrews ⓘ
surface form:
New Testament Epistle to the Hebrews
Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
Quran ⓘ
surface form:
Qur’an
|
| nameInHebrew |
Hanoch
ⓘ
surface form:
חֲנוֹךְ
|
| nameMeaning | dedicated ⓘ |
| reveredIn |
Christianity
ⓘ
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church ⓘ
surface form:
Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity
Islam ⓘ Judaism ⓘ |
| roleInTradition |
intermediary between God and angels
ⓘ
receiver of divine revelations ⓘ scribe of righteousness ⓘ |
| takenBy | God ⓘ |
| transformedIntoInSomeTraditions |
Metatron
ⓘ
surface form:
angel Metatron
|
| veneratedAs | saint in some Christian traditions ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
biblical prophet Enoch