Person Old Testament
Hanoch
Also known as Hanoch =ESV, KJV; Hanok =NIV, Hanochite =ESV, KJV; Hanokite =NIV
Hanoch was one of the sons of Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and a grandson of Jacob. Mentioned in 4 verses across 4 books, first at Genesis 46:9.
Why it matters. A son of Reuben, grandson of Jacob.
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Hanoch
Hanoch is mentioned in Gen.46.9, Exo.6.14, Num.26.5, and 1Ch.5.3 as one of the sons of Reuben, the firstborn son of Israel (or 'Jacob'). He is listed among the descendants of Reuben who went down to Egypt with Jacob during the time of Joseph (Gen.46.8-9). Hanoch's descendants formed the Hanochite clan within the tribe of Reuben (Num.26.5). The tribe of Reuben, along with the tribes of Gad and half of the tribe of Manasseh, settled in the region east of the Jordan River after the Israelites conquered the land of Canaan (Num.32.1-5, 33-42). The mention of Hanoch in the genealogies of Reuben emphasizes the importance of family lineage and the organization of the Israelite tribes according to their ancestors.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
- Parents
- Reuben
Appears in Scripture
Named in 4 verses across 4 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.