THE SECOND EXAMPLE of the heroes or “elders” who “obtained a good report” (Hebrews 11:2) is Enoch. Like Abel, not much is recorded of Enoch in the Bible; but what is recorded makes Enoch a noble example of faith. Enoch was “the seventh from Adam” (Jude 1:14) through Adam’s son, Seth (1/Adam, 2/Seth, 3/Enos, 4/Cainan, 5/Mahaleel, 6/Jared, 7/Enoch). He is quite a contrast to Lamech the seventh from Adam through Cain (1/Adam, 2/Cain, 3/Enoch, 4/Irad, 5/Mehujael,
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