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title: Enoch
author: William Blake
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14607/enoch/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Enoch
_Authored by William Blake_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14607.jpg)
## Image Caption
*Enoch*, lithograph by William Blake, published in London, 1803-1807.
The British Museum, London.
The lithograph portrays the biblical character Enoch, son of Jared, father of Methuselah, and an ancestor of [Noah](https://www.worldhistory.org/Noah/). Enoch was a key figure in the *[Old Testament](https://www.worldhistory.org/Old_Testament/)* who was said to live 365 years before he was taken by [God](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) to heaven. There he was initiated into mysteries and secrets of angels and archangels. Some sources associate him with Metatron, the angel. For that reason, Enoch was a key figure in the Rabbinic *[kabbalah](https://www.worldhistory.org/Kabbalah/)* of Jewish mysticism as he was said to have an access to divine knowledge.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Blake, W. (2021, September 15). Enoch. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Blake, William. "Enoch." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 15, 2021. .
### MLA
Blake, William. "Enoch." *World History Encyclopedia*, 15 Sep 2021, .
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