Jude 14-16 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Jude 1:14-15: 1:14-15 Enoch was an early descendant of Adam (see Gen 5:18-24 ; 1 Chr 1:3 ); the comment in Gen 5:24 apparently means that Enoch did not die but was taken directly to heaven (cp. 2 Kgs 2:1-13 ; see Heb 11:5 ). This extraordinary commendation from God and the almost complete silence of Scripture about him make Enoch a fascinating character. There are a number of legends about him in Jewish literature, and at least two books of apocalyptic visions written between the Old Testament and the New Testament are attributed to him ( 1

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bGen 5:18-24►

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dGen 5:24►

e2 Kgs 2:1-13►

fHeb 11:5►

‏ Jude 14-16

Summary for Jude 1:14-15: 1:14-15 ^a Enoch was an early descendant of Adam (see Gen 5:18-24 ^b; 1 Chr 1:3 ^c); the comment in Gen 5:24 ^d apparently means that Enoch did not die but was taken directly to heaven (cp. 2 Kgs 2:1-13 ^e; see Heb 11:5 ^f). This extraordinary commendation from God and the almost complete silence of Scripture about him make Enoch a fascinating character. There are a number of legends about him in Jewish literature, and at least two books of apocalyptic visions written between the Old Testament and the New Testament are attributed to him (1–2 Enoch).