Enoch (son of Cain)

Son of Cain in the Book of Genesis

Not to be confused with Enoch, son of Jared.

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Enoch

Depiction of Cain establishing the city of Enoch, by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld.

Born| 190-196 AM
Children| Irad
Parent(s)| Âwân and Cain

Enoch (/ˈiːnək/; Hebrew: חֲנוֹךְ; Ḥănōḵ) is a person in the Book of Genesis. He is described as a son of Cain, and father of Irad.

## Narrative

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### Genesis

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After Cain arrived in the Land of Nod, to which he was banished by God as his punishment for murdering his brother Abel, his wife became pregnant and bore Cain's first child, whom he named Enoch.

This Enoch is not to be confused with Enoch, son of Jared, to whom the authorship of the Book of Enoch is ascribed.

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.

### Jubilees

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The Book of Jubilees 4:9[2] gives additional information, giving Enoch's birth as 190–196 A.M., and the year at which the city of Enoch was built as 197 A.M. This also states that the mother of Enoch and wife of Cain was named Âwân.

## Family tree

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| | | | | | Irad[f]| | | | | | | | Kenan[g]
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| | | | | | Mehujael[f]| | | | | | | | Mahalalel[h]
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| | | | | | Methushael[f]| | | | | | | | Jared[i]
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Adah[j]| | | | Lamech[f]| | | | Zillah[j]| | Enoch[k]
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Jabal[l]| | Jubal[m]| | Tubal-Cain[n]| | Naamah[n]| | Methuselah[o]
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1. ^ a b c Genesis 4:1
2. ^ Genesis 4:2
3. ^ Genesis 4:25; 5:3
4. ^ Genesis 4:17
5. ^ Genesis 4:26; 5:6–7
6. ^ a b c d Genesis 4:18
7. ^ Genesis 5:9–10
8. ^ Genesis 5:12–13
9. ^ Genesis 5:15–16
10. ^ a b Genesis 4:19
11. ^ Genesis 5:18–19
12. ^ Genesis 4:20
13. ^ Genesis 4:21
14. ^ a b Genesis 4:22
15. ^ Genesis 5:21–22
16. ^ Genesis 5:25–26
17. ^ Genesis 5:28–30
18. ^ a b c Genesis 5:32

## References

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1. ^ John Byron (14 February 2011). Cain and Abel in Text and Tradition: Jewish and Christian Interpretations of the First Sibling Rivalry. BRILL. p. 124\. ISBN 978-90-04-19252-2.
2. ^ The Book of Jubilees, 4:9 – https://www.pseudepigrapha.com/jubilees/4.htm

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Adam to David according to the Hebrew Bible

Creation to Flood|

* Adam
* Seth
* Enos
* Kenan
* Mahalalel
* Jared
* Enoch
* Methuselah
* Lamech
* Noah
* Shem

Patriarchs after Flood|

* Arpachshad
* Cainan
* Shelah
* Eber
* Peleg
* Reu
* Serug
* Nahor
* Terah
* Abraham
* Isaac
* Jacob

Tribe of Judah to Kingdom|

* Judah
* Perez
* Hezron
* Ram
* Amminadab
* Nahshon
* Salmon
* Boaz
* Obed
* Jesse
* David

Names in italics only appear in the Greek Septuagint version

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Cain and Abel

Book of Genesis

Biblical characters|

* Adam
* Eve
* Cain
* Abel
* Enoch
* Awan

Portrayals in media|

| Film|

* East of Eden (1955)
* Caín (1984)
* La Biblia en pasta (1984)
* The Last Eve (2005)
* Year One (2009)
* Abel Cain (unmade)

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Plays|

* Le Jeu d'Adam (12th century)
* Cain (1821)

Musicals|

* Children of Eden (1991)
* Here's Where I Belong (1968)

Literature|

* Book of the Penitence of Adam
* East of Eden (1952 novel)
* Abel Sánchez: The History of a Passion (1917)
* The Book of Lies (2008 novel)

Songs|

* "Should the Bible Be Banned" (1988)
* "Cain's Blood" (1995)

Other|

* Cain and Abel (Titian) (c. 1545 painting)
* Cain and Abel (Tintoretto) (c. 1550 painting)
* La mort d'Abel (1810 composition)
* The First Mourning (1888 painting)
* Cain and Abel (2009 TV series)
* Cain and Abel (DC Comics)

Related theology|

* Adam and Eve
* Gospel of Judas
* Curse and mark of Cain
* Serpent seed
* Cain and Abel in Islam
* Balbira and Kalmana

Other|

* Generations of Adam
* Timeline of Genesis patriarchs
* Land of Nod
* Dracula: The Dark Prince

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