Antediluvian Era

Who Was Enosh? — Patriarch

אֱנוֹשׁ
“Man / mortal man / frail human being”
Quick Facts
Hebrew Name
אֱנוֹשׁ (Enosh)
Meaning
Man / mortal man / frail human being
Era
Antediluvian Era
Approx. Dates
Antediluvian (traditional)
Father
Seth
Role
Patriarch
Appears In
Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:6–11, 1 Chronicles 1:1
Source Confidence
Primary

The Story of Enosh

Son of Shet, grandson of Adam

Genesis 4:26 ties the beginning of calling on the Name of Yah to this generation — 'then men began to call upon the name of YHWH'

Lived 905 years (Genesis 5:11)

“In his days, men began to call upon the Name of Yah”

Family

Father
Children (named)

Scripture References

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