The eldest son of Cain (Gen. 4:17), who built a city east of Eden in the land of Nod, and called it “after the name of his son Enoch.” This is the first “city” mentioned in Scripture.
Person
Enoch
Enoch (son of Cain)
- Name means
- dedicated; disciplined
- Belongs to
- Line of Cain
- Mentioned
- 2 verses · first in Genesis 4:17
Family
About Enoch
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
Every mention
Genesis
4:17–18
Others called Enoch
People data: Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0). Dates are traditional estimates.