--- title: Enoch Being Taken to Heaven by God author: Albertus Pictor source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14608/enoch-being-taken-to-heaven-by-god/ format: machine-readable-alternate license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0) updated: 1970-01-01 --- # Enoch Being Taken to Heaven by God _Authored by Albertus Pictor_ ## Image File [![Enoch Being Taken to Heaven by God](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14608.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14608.jpg) ## Image Caption [Enoch](https://www.worldhistory.org/Enoch/) is taken up to heaven, chalk painting by Albertus Pictor (1440-1507) in Trave 2 of Härkeberga Church, Enköping, Sweden. The painting portrays the biblical character Enoch being taken to heaven by [God](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/). He was the son of Jared, the 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 to heaven. There he was initiated into the mysteries and secrets of angels and archangels. Some sources associate him with Metatron, and for this 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 Pictor, A. (2021, September 15). Enoch Being Taken to Heaven by God. *World History Encyclopedia*. ### Chicago Pictor, Albertus. "Enoch Being Taken to Heaven by God." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 15, 2021. . ### MLA Pictor, Albertus. "Enoch Being Taken to Heaven by God." *World History Encyclopedia*, 15 Sep 2021, . ## License & Copyright [Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:H%C3%A4rkeberga_kyrka_-_KMB_-_16001000143324.jpg) by [**Albertus Pictor**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:H%C3%A4rkeberga_kyrka_-_KMB_-_16001000143324.jpg). Submitted by [Celina Bebenek](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/celinacyprianbe/ "User Page: Celina Bebenek"), published on 15 September 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0deed.en). This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.