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Enos

Hebrew: אֱנוֹשׁ —transliteration: Enosh or Enos —meaning: (not known)

also known as: Enosh

Enos is a pre-Flood patriarch, son of Seth, and grandson of Adam (Genesis 5:6-11; Luke 3:38).

In his time “men began to call upon the name of the Lord” (Genesis 4:26), meaning either (1) then began men to call themselves by the name of the Lord (marginal note) 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.

Enos lived 905 years—7 years less than his father Seth (Genesis 5:11).

Relatives

• Grandfather: Adam
• Grandmother: Eve
• Father: Seth
• Mother: not named
• Brothers: known to exist, but not named or numbered (Genesis 5:7)
• Sisters: known to exist, not named or numbered
• Sons: included the patriarch Cainan (Kenan) (others existed, but are not named or numbered) (Gen. 5:10)
• Daughters: not named or numbered
• Grandson: Mahalalel (Mahalaleel)
• Uncles: included Cain, Abel

In Christ’s lineage

Enos (Enosh) is in the genealogy of Mary, mother of Jesus (below) and of Joseph, the adoptive father of Jesus.

God → ADAM → Seth → Enos / Enosh → Cainan → Mahalalel / Mahalaleel → Jared → Enoch → Methuselah → Lamech → NOAH → Shem → Arphaxad / Arpachshad → Shelah → Eber / Heber (father of the Hebrews) → Peleg → Reu → Serug → Nahor I → Terah → Abraham → Isaac → Jacob → Judah → Perez → Hezron → Ram → Amminadab → Nahshon → Salmon → Boaz → Obed → Jesse → KING DAVID and Queen Bathsheba → Prince Nathan → Mattathah → Menan / Menna → Melea → Eliakim → Jonan → Joseph → Judah → Simeon → Levi → Matthat → Jorim → Eliezer → Jose (Joshua, Jesus) → Er → Elmodam → Cosam → Addi → Melchi → Neri → Shealtiel → Zerubbabel → Rhesa → Joannas / Joanna → Judah → Joseph → Semei → Mattathiah / Mattathias → Maath → Naggai → Esli → Nahum → Amos → Mattathiah / Mattathias → Joseph → Janna → Melchi → Levi → Matthat → Heli → MARY, mother of Jesus → The 2nd Adam, JESUS THE CHRIST, the God-Man (wholly God and wholly human)

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