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Hanoch; Hanochites

ha'-nok, ha'-nok-its (chanokh, "initiation," "dedication"):

(1) A grandson of Abraham by Keturah, and an ancestral head of a clan of Midian (Gen 25:4; 1 Chr 1:33, the King James Version "Henoch").

(2) The eldest son of Reuben (Gen 46:9; Exod 6:14; 1 Chr 5:3).

The descendants of Hanoch were known as Hanochites (Num 26:5).

Kilde: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (red. James Orr, 1915/1939), public domain. Translated into Danish with AI and not yet proofread.