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Birth of Noah

Illustration of Birth of Noah
Era
Primeval History
Date
Antediluvian ○ Traditional
Reference
The Book of Enoch 106:1-19

The Birth of Noah is marked by supernatural signs - his unusual appearance alarming his father Lamech, who consults Methuselah and ultimately Enoch's writings to understand that this child is destined to survive the coming judgment and preserve life through the Flood. 1 Enoch 106-107 describes the infant Noah glowing with unearthly brightness, his eyes illuminating the house, and Lamech fearing he was fathered by the Watchers. Methuselah travels to the ends of the earth to consult Enoch, who confirms the child is legitimate and will be the righteous remnant through whom creation survives. Jasher 4 records the birth within its genealogical framework, noting the growing corruption that makes Noah's righteousness exceptional. This event represents a critical juncture in the sacred chronology that the Books of Enoch, Jubilees, and Jasher collectively preserve. Within the jubilee framework that Jubilees meticulously tracks, it occupies a precise position in the divine timetable - not an accident of history but a predetermined turning point inscribed on the heavenly tablets before creation. The expanded narratives in Jasher and the theological interpretations in Jubilees together provide a multidimensional understanding of this moment that illuminates both its immediate consequences and its role in the larger pattern of divine action spanning from creation to final judgment.

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Did You Know?

1

The infant Noah glowed with light so bright it illuminated the entire house, terrifying his father.

2

Lamech feared his wife had conceived by a Watcher - the angelic corruption was that pervasive.

3

Methuselah had to travel to the ends of the earth to consult Enoch about the child.

4

Enoch confirms from heaven that Noah is legitimate and will survive the coming judgment.

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His name means 'rest' or 'comfort' - foreshadowing the renewal after the flood.

Key Passage

Birth of Noah

The Book of Enoch 106:1-19

And after some days my son Methuselah took a wife for his son Lamech, and she became pregnant by him and bore a son....

A1nd after some days my son Methuselah took a wife for his son Lamech, and she became pregnant by him and bore a son.

2 And his body was white as snow and red as the blooming of a rose, and the hair of his head and his long locks were white as wool, and his eyes beautiful. And when he opened his eyes, he lighted up the whole house like the sun, and the whole house was very bright. 3 And thereupon he arose in the hands of the midwife, opened his mouth, and conversed with the Lord of righteousness. 4 And his father Lamech was afraid of him and fled, and came to his father Methuselah. 5 And he said unto him: 'I have begotten a strange son, diverse from and unlike man, and resembling the sons of the God of heaven; and his nature is different and he is not like us, and his eyes are as the rays of the sun, and his countenance is glorious. 6 And it seems to me that he is not sprung from me but from the angels, and I fear that in his days a wonder may be wrought on the earth. 7 And now, my father, I am here to petition thee and implore thee that thou mayest go to Enoch, our father, and learn from him the truth, for his dwelling-place is amongst the angels.' 8 And when Methuselah heard the words of his son, he came to me to the ends of the earth; for he had heard that I was there, and he cried aloud, and I heard his voice and I came to him. And said unto him: ' Behold, here am I, my son, wherefore hast thou come to me ? ' 9 And he answered and said: ' Because of a great cause of anxiety have I come to thee, and because of a disturbing vision have I approached. 10 And now, my father, hear me: unto Lamech my son there hath been born a son, the like of whom there is none, and his nature is not like man's nature, and the colour of his body is whiter than snow and redder than the bloom of a rose, and the hair of his head is whiter than white wool, and his eyes are like the rays of the sun, and he opened his eyes and thereupon lighted up the whole house. 11 And he arose in the hands of the midwife, and opened his mouth and blessed the Lord of heaven. 12 And his father Lamech became afraid and fled to me, and did not believe that he was sprung from him, but that he was in the likeness of the angels of heaven; and behold I have come to thee that thou mayest make known to me the truth.' 13 And I, Enoch, answered and said unto him: 'The Lord will do a new thing on the earth, and this I have already seen in a vision, and make known to thee that in the generation of my father Jared some of the angels of heaven transgressed the word of the Lord. 14 And behold they commit sin and transgress the law, and have united themselves with women and commit sin with them, and have married some of them, and have begot children by them. 15 Yea, there shall come a great destruction over the whole earth, and there shall be a deluge and a great destruction for one year. 16 And this son who has been born unto you shall be left on the earth, and his three children shall be saved with him: when all mankind that are on the earth shall die he and his sons shall be saved. 17 And they shall produce on the earth giants not according to the spirit, but according to the flesh, and there shall be a great punishment on the earth, and the earth shall be cleansed from all impurity. 18 And now make known to thy son Lamech that he who has been born is in truth his son, and call his name Noah; for he shall be left to you, and he and his sons shall be saved from the destruction, which shall come upon the earth on account of all the sin and all the unrighteousness, which shall be consummated on the earth in his days. 19 And after that there shall be still more unrighteousness than that which was first consummated on the earth; for I know the mysteries of the holy ones; for He, the Lord, has showed me and informed me, and I have read (them) in the heavenly tablets.

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Did You Know?

1

The infant Noah glowed with light so bright it illuminated the entire house, terrifying his father.

2

Lamech feared his wife had conceived by a Watcher - the angelic corruption was that pervasive.

3

Methuselah had to travel to the ends of the earth to consult Enoch about the child.

4

Enoch confirms from heaven that Noah is legitimate and will survive the coming judgment.

5

His name means 'rest' or 'comfort' - foreshadowing the renewal after the flood.

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