Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God took him.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century
  1. ספר sepher – “writing, a writing, a book.”
  2. קינן qēynān – Kenan, “possessor, or spearsman.”
  3. מהללאל mahe
Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Enoch walked with God. —This is translated in the Septuagint as “Enoch pleased God,” from which comes the “testimony” quoted in He…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

And he was not, for God took him. He must be shamelessly contentious who will not acknowledge that something extraordinary is indicated he…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And Enoch walked with God
Which is repeated both for the confirmation of it, and for the singularity of it in that c…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Enoch was the seventh from Adam. Godliness is walking with God: this shows reconciliation to God, for two cannot walk together except they be a…

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