Enoch

Enoch is the son of Jared and father of Methuselah in the genealogy before the Flood. The account singles him out for walking with God and says that God took him, marking a distinctive end to his life amid a lineage otherwise recorded through births, long lifespans, and deaths.

Identity and Genealogical Place

Enoch belongs to the line from Adam through Seth: Jared fathered him at 162, and Enoch fathered Methuselah at 65. The genealogy thus locates him within the generations leading toward Noah, while giving his own brief notice unusual weight.

Walking with God

After Methuselah’s birth, Enoch walked with God for 300 years and had other sons and daughters. The description makes his relationship with God the defining detail of his life, set within an account otherwise organized chiefly around descendants and years lived.

A Distinctive Ending

Enoch’s stated lifespan is 365 years. The genealogy does not say that he died; instead, it repeats that he walked with God and records that he was no more because God took him. This ending contrasts with the surrounding notices, which conclude that each named patriarch died, and gives Enoch a singular place in the lineage before the Flood.