Ено́х is an old testament personage, seventh patriarch, beginning from Adam. A descendant Сифа, son Иареда and father of Мафусаила|, is a great-grandfather of Noah. Lived for 4 thousand years to н. э. In age 365 for piety was taken by living to Creator. Under his name known the "First book of Enoch", the "Second book of Enoch" and "Third Jewish book of Enoch". First from them behaves to the most widespread and rich in content judaic apocryphal books. According to the Third book of Enoch (3 Enoch, гл. 4), Enoch was taken on sky by living and became a "celestial scribe" - angel Метатроном. When the generation of Flood began to sin, God took away Enoch from the environment of them.