Enos (biblical figure)
Enos | |
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Venerated in | Islam and Mandaeism |
Spouse | Noam [1] |
Children | Kenan more sons and daughters |
Parent |
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Relatives | Adam and Eve (grandparents) Cain (uncle) Abel (uncle) Enoch (cousin) Mahalalel (grandson) Jared (great-grandson) Enoch (great-great-grandson) Methuselah (great-great-great-grandson) Lamech (great-great-great-great-grandson) Noah (great-great-great-great-great-grandson) |
Enos or Enosh (
According to Christianity, he is part of the
In the Hebrew Bible
According to the Masoretic Genesis, Seth was 105 years old when Enos was born [3] (but the Septuagint version gives 205 years[4]), and Seth had further sons and daughters. Enos was the grandson of Adam and Eve (Genesis 5:6–11; Luke 3:38). According to Seder Olam Rabbah, based on Jewish reckoning, he was born in AM 235. According to the Septuagint, it was in AM 435.
Enos was the father of Kenan, who was born when Enos was 90 years old[5] (or 190 years, according to the Septuagint).
According to the Bible, Enos died at the age of 905, when Noah was aged 84 (as per Masoretic chronology).
In Judaism
Genesis 4:26 says: "And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enosh; then began men to call upon the name of the Lord". The traditional Jewish interpretation of this verse, though, implies that it marked the beginning of idolatry, i.e. that men start dubbing "Lord" things that were mere creatures. This is because the previous generations, notably Adam, had already "begun calling upon the name of the Lord", which forces one to interpret הוחל huchal not as "began" but as the homonym "profanated". In this light, Enosh suggests the notion of a humanity (Enoshut) thinking of itself as an absolute rather than in relation to God (Enosh vs. Adam).
Maimonides in Mishneh Torah Avodat Kochavim chapter 1:1–2 writes:
During the times of Enosh, mankind made a great mistake, and the wise men of that generation gave thoughtless counsel. Enosh himself was one of those who erred. Their mistake was as follows: They said God created stars and spheres with which to control the world. He placed them on high and treated them with honor, making them servants who minister before Him. Accordingly, it is fitting to praise and glorify them and to treat them with honor. [They perceived] this to be the will of God, blessed be He, that they magnify and honor those whom He magnified and honored, just as a king desires that the servants who stand before him be honored. Indeed, doing so is an expression of honor to the king.
In Christianity
Enos is included in the genealogy of Jesus, according to Luke 3:23–28.[6]
Ethiopian Orthodox Bible
According to the
Latter-day Saint scripture
Enos, son of Seth is mentioned both in the Bible, and in distinctive
Enos, son of Seth is distinct from
19th-century Protestantism
According to Matthew George Easton, 19th-century Scottish Presbyterian preacher and author of Easton's Bible Dictionary, "In his time 'men began to call upon the name of the Lord' (Gen. 4:26), meaning either (1) then began men to call themselves by the name of the Lord (marg.) i.e., to distinguish themselves thereby from idolaters; or (2) then men in some public and earnest way began to call upon the Lord, indicating a time of spiritual revival".[13]
In Mandaeism
According to the
Family tree
According to the Book of Jubilees:
- ^ a b c Genesis 4:1
- ^ Genesis 4:2
- ^ Genesis 4:25; 5:3
- ^ Genesis 4:17
- ^ Genesis 4:26; 5:6–7
- ^ a b c d Genesis 4:18
- ^ Genesis 5:9–10
- ^ Genesis 5:12–13
- ^ Genesis 5:15–16
- ^ a b Genesis 4:19
- ^ Genesis 5:18–19
- ^ Genesis 4:20
- ^ Genesis 4:21
- ^ a b Genesis 4:22
- ^ Genesis 5:21–22
- ^ Genesis 5:25–26
- ^ Genesis 5:28–30
- ^ a b c Genesis 5:32
See also
References
- ^ 1 Chronicles 1:1
- ^ Ibn Ishāq, Sīrat Rasūl Allāh, tr. A. Guillaume (Oxford: Oxford University ress, 2004), p. 3
- ^ Genesis 5:6
- ^ "Genesis". www.ECMarsh.com. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ Genesis 5:9
- ^ Luke 3:23–38
- ^ Official Website of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church Archived 2010-06-25 at the Wayback Machine
- LDS Church.
- ^ "Doctrine and Covenants 107:44". churchofjesuschrist.org. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ "Doctrine and Covenants 107:53". churchofjesuschrist.org. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ "Moses 6:13–18". Pearl of Great Price.
- LDS Church.
- ^ "Enos". EastonsBibleDictionary.org. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ISBN 978-1931956499.
- ^ Häberl, Charles G.; McGrath, James F. (2019). The Mandaean Book of John: Text and Translation (PDF). Open Access Version. Berlin/Boston: De Gruyter.
- ^ "Book Twelve: The Second Illumination". Ginza Rabba. Vol. Right Volume. Translated by Al-Saadi, Qais; Al-Saadi, Hamed (2nd ed.). Germany: Drabsha. 2019. pp. 130–135. [Note: this is book 10 in some other editions.]
- ^ "Book Five: The Descent of the Savior". Ginza Rabba. Vol. Right Volume. Translated by Al-Saadi, Qais; Al-Saadi, Hamed (2nd ed.). Germany: Drabsha. 2019. pp. 70–83.
- ^ McGrath, James F. (9 July 2012). "76 - Anush-Uthra and Christ". The Mandaic Book of John: Translating the ancient text into English for the first time. Archived from the original on 2 February 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Easton, Matthew George (1897). "Enos". Easton's Bible Dictionary (New and revised ed.). T. Nelson and Sons.