Man the son of Seth, and grandson of Adam (Gen. 5:6-11; Luke 3:38). He lived nine hundred and five years. In his time “men began to call upon the name of the Lord” (Gen. 4:26), meaning either (1) then began men to call themselves by the name of the Lord (marg.) i.e., to distinguish themselves thereby from idolaters; or (2) then men in some public and earnest way began to call upon the Lord, indicating a time of spiritual revival.
Person
Enos
- Name means
- mortal man; sick; despaired of; forgetful
- Also called
- Enosh
- Lived
- born c. 3768 BC; died c. 2863 BC
- Belongs to
- Genealogy of Jesus
- Mentioned
- 8 verses · first in Genesis 4:26
Family
About Enos
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
On the timeline
- 3768 BCBirth of EnosGenesis 4:26
- 3768 BCLifetime of EnosGenesis 5:9–11
- 3678 BCBirth of CainanGenesis 5:9
- 2863 BCDeath of EnosGenesis 5:11
Every mention
People data: Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0). Dates are traditional estimates.