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Enoch (Hebrew: ; Tiberian: , Standard: ) is a name occurring twice in the generations of Adam. In one, he is described as having had a city named after him, but it is the other occurrence for which the name is famous. Despite the fame, the second mention of the name merely says that Enoch walked with God, and was not, for God took him, that he lived 365 years, and was an ancestor of Noah (Genesis 5:22-29). Despite the brief description, its highly esoteric nature lead Enoch to be one of the main two focal points for much of the 1st millennium BC Jewish mysticism. In Islam, he is usually referred to as Idris (إدريس), and regarded as a prophet, and the great-grandfather of Noah (referred to as Nuh (نوح).