Bible Strands
Genesis 5:24
Enoch walked with God, and then he was no more, because God had taken him away.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrative voice concludes Enoch’s genealogical entry within the patriarchal chronology of Genesis 5. The text places this statement immediately after recording Enoch’s 365-year lifespan and before introducing the next patriarchal figure.
The words — The Hebrew verb וַ/יִּתְהַלֵּ֥ךְ (va/i.yit.ha.Lekh) literally means "and he walked about," while לָקַ֥ח (la.Kach) translates to "he took." These terms establish the sequence of Enoch’s continuous movement alongside God followed by his removal from the text.
The thread — The narrative motif of divine removal appears in Hebrews 11:5, which cites the same event to illustrate faith. The phrase "walked with God" also echoes the earlier description of Enoch's daily conduct in Genesis 5:22.
Why it lands — The text reports a factual transition from ordinary lifespan to divine removal without explaining the mechanism. A reader must note that the narrative attributes the cessation of Enoch's recorded years directly to God's action rather than natural death.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.
Cross-references
- Hebrews 11:5 By faith Enoch was taken up so that he did not see death: “He could not be found, because God had taken him away.” For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God.
- 1 John 1:7 But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.
- Genesis 5:22 And after he had become the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters.
- Luke 23:43 And Jesus said to him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.”
- 2 Kings 2:11 As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire with horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up into heaven in a whirlwind.
- Genesis 42:36 Their father Jacob said to them, “You have deprived me of my sons. Joseph is gone and Simeon is no more. Now you want to take Benjamin. Everything is going against me!”
- Genesis 37:30 returned to his brothers, and said, “The boy is gone! What am I going to do?”
- Jeremiah 31:15 This is what the LORD says: “A voice is heard in Ramah, mourning and great weeping, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.”
- 2 Kings 2:1 Shortly before the LORD took Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were on their way from Gilgal,
- Matthew 2:18 “A voice is heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.”