Enoch (son of Reuben)

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Enoch (son of Reuben)

Excerpt from the Lexham Bible Dictionary, the most advanced Bible dictionary.

Also rendered as Enoch. The firstborn son of Reuben (Gen 46:9; Exod 6:14; 1 Chr 5:3).

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The Lexham Bible Dictionary

Hanoch, Son of Reuben

Hanoch, Son of Reuben (חֲנוֹךְ‎, chanokh). Also rendered as Enoch. The firstborn son of Reuben (Gen 46:9; Exod 6:14; 1 Chr 5:3).

The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

Hanoch (Person)

HANOCH (PERSON) [Heb ḥănōk (חֲנֹך‎); ḥănôk (חֲנֹוך)]. HANOCHITES. 1. Third son of Midian (Gen 25:4). For the meaning of the name, see ENOCH, which shares the same Heb spelling (ḥănôk). As with the other offspring of Keturah and Abraham, this “grandson’s” name may have been related to an Arabian

Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible

Hanoch

Hanoch. 1. Midian’s third son, and grandson of Abraham by Keturah (Gn 25:4; 1 Chr 1:33; kjv Henoch).2. Reuben’s first son (Gn 46:9; Ex 6:14; 1 Chr 5:3) and ancestor of the Hanochites (Nm 26:5).

Tyndale Bible Dictionary

Hanoch

HANOCH1. Midian’s third son, and grandson of Abraham by Keturah (Gn 25:4; 1 Chr 1:33).2. Reuben’s first son (Gn 46:9; Ex 6:14; 1 Chr 5:3) and ancestor of the Hanochites (Nm 26:5).

Henoch

HENOCH*1. kjv form of Enoch, Jared’s son, in 1 Chronicles 1:3. See Enoch (Person) #2.2. kjv form of Hanoch, Midian’s son, in 1 Chronicles 1:33. See Hanoch #1.

The HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (Revised and Updated)

Hanoch

Hanoch (hay´nok).1 The son of Midian and grandson of Keturah and Abraham (Gen. 25:4; 1 Chron. 1:33).2 The son of Reuben who went with Jacob to Egypt (Gen. 46:9; Exod. 6:14).3 The head of the Hanochites, who left Egypt with Moses (Num. 26:5).

The Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia

Hanoch

HANOCH1. Head of a Midianite clan whose ancestry is traced to Abraham through Keturah (Gen 25:4; 1 Chr 1:33; KJV, Henoch).2. The eldest son of Reuben (Gen 46:9; Ex 6:14; Num 26:5; 1 Chr 5:3).

Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible

Hanoch

Hanoch (Heb. ḥănôḵ)1. A son of Midian and grandson of Abraham and Keturah (Gen. 25:4; 1 Chr. 1:33).2. The oldest son of Reuben, Jacob’s oldest son (Gen. 46:9; Exod. 6:14; 1 Chr. 5:3). His descendants became the family of the Hanochites (Num. 26:5; Heb. haḥănōḵɩ̂).

Catholic Bible Dictionary

Hanoch

HANOCH The name of two men in Genesis.1. The third son of Midian (Gen 25:4) and a grandson of Abraham and Keturah.2. The first son of Reuben (Gen 46:9) and the ancestor of the Hanochites (Num 26:5).

Smith’s Bible Dictionary

Hanoch

Ha´noch (dedicated).1. The third in order of the children of Midian. Gen. 25:4.2. Eldest son of Reuben, Gen. 46:9; Ex. 6:14; Num. 26:5; 1 Chron. 5:3, and founder of the family of the Hanochites. Num. 26:5.

The New Unger’s Bible Dictionary

Hanoch

HA´NOCH (haʹnok; dedicated, “initiated”).1. The third son of Midian and grandson of Abraham and Keturah (Gen. 25:4; 1 Chron. 1:33), after 1950 b.c.2. The oldest son of Reuben (Gen. 46:9; Ex. 6:14; 1 Chron. 5:3), from whom came “the family of the Hanochites” (Num. 26:5), perhaps about 1850 b.c.