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Hanoch (Henoch)

Meaning: Dedicated

This was the name of three biblical men:

1. Hanoch, one of the sons of Midian, who was Abraham’s son by Keturah (Genesis 25:4).

2. Hanoch, the oldest son of Reuben, the oldest son of Jacob (1 Chronicles 5:3).

   Hanoch became the head of a tribal family called the Hanochites in Numbers 26:5.

3. Henoch (named in King James Version), son of Jared, was one of the pre-flood patriarchs listed in Chronicles. He is the father of Methuselah (1 Chronicles 1:3). He is more commonly known as Enoch.

More information

• Who is Abraham? and what is his significance?
• What is Midian?
• Who are the Midianites?
• Keturah
• Reuben
• Enoch
• Jared
• Who is Methuselah and what is his significance?
• Answers about men of the Bible