<P> The Bible says that Enoch lived 365 years before he was taken by God . The text reads that Enoch "walked with God: and he was no more; for God took him" (Gen 5: 21--24), which some Christians interpret as Enoch entering Heaven alive . </P> <P> This Enoch is not to be confused with Cain's son Enoch (Genesis 4: 17). The Christian New Testament has three references to Enoch from the lineage of Seth (Luke 3: 37, Hebrews 11: 5, Jude 1: 14--15). </P> <P> Enoch appears in the Book of Genesis of the Pentateuch as the seventh of the ten pre-Deluge Patriarchs . Genesis recounts that each of the pre-Flood Patriarchs lived for several centuries . Genesis 5 provides a genealogy of these ten figures (from Adam to Noah), providing the age at which each fathered the next, and the age of each figure at death . Enoch is considered by many to be the exception, who is said to "not see death". (Hebrews 11: 5) Furthermore, Genesis 5: 22--29 states that Enoch lived 365 years which is extremely short in the context of his peers, who are all recorded as dying at over 700 years of age . The brief account of Enoch in Genesis 5 ends with the cryptic note that "he (was) not; for God took him". </P> <P> Three extensive apocryphal works are attributed to Enoch: </P>

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