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ID: 901000441
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000441
Record Type: Character/Person

Enoch (Old Testament character)

Note: There are several characters in the Old Testament bearing this name, but the last-named patriarch is the most illustrious bearer of the name. He was the son of Jared and the father of Mathusala (Genesis 5:18). He was considered the author of the Book of Enoch.

Names:
Enoch (Old Testament character) (preferred,English)
Enoch, the Ethiopian (Old Testament character) (English,U,N)
Enoch, the Patriarch (Old Testament character) (English,U,N)
Haṇok (Old Testament character) (undetermined,U,N)
Henoch (Old Testament character) (undetermined,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Old Testament iconography> (P)
........<Old Testament characters> (P)
............Enoch (Old Testament character) (I)
Related Iconography:
source is .... Bible, Old Testament
..........(Literature and Performing Arts, Named written and performed works, Literary works: Philosophy, Religion, Bible (sacred literature, Judeo-Christian), Bible, Old Testament (Biblical books, sacred texts)) [901000253]

Other Relationships:
role/characteristic is .... religious character
.....(characters (people by activity), people by activity, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
culture/religion is .... Hebrew (culture or style)
.....(West Asian, Asian, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
role/characteristic is .... patriarch
.....(people by state or condition, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
role/characteristic is .... writer (clerical worker)
.....(clerical workers, white collar workers, workers, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
culture/religion is .... Old Testament (culture or period)
.....(Ancient Middle Eastern, Near Eastern (Early Western World), Early Western World, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:
Enoch (Old Testament character)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) n 83173222
................Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) 11I62(Enoch)
Enoch, the Ethiopian (Old Testament character)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Enoch, the Patriarch (Old Testament character)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Haṇok (Old Testament character)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Henoch (Old Testament character)
................Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Iconography Record Sources:
................ Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) 11I62(Enoch)
................ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) n 83173222

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