Genesis 5:24 is one of the most enigmatic and theologically rich verses in the genealogies of Genesis. It describes the fate of Ḥanokh (Enoch) not with the typical death formula—“and he died”—but with poetic mystery: וְאֵינֶנּוּ, “and he was not,” because אֱלֹהִים had taken him. Central to this verse is the verb וַיִּתְהַלֵּךְ, a Hitpael form meaning “he walked himself,” suggesting sustained and intimate relationship, here uniquely “with God.” This grammatical nuance elevates Ḥanokh’s fate above mere mortality, transforming an ordinary genealogy into a spiritual ascent.
Esoterica channel by Dr. Justin Sledge on YouTube is offering an introduction to Merkavah (Merkaba), if anyone is interested.
So it’s pretty interesting so far and explains a lot in part 3a about this book, ancient connections of Judaism, Christianity, Islam and Zoroastrianism, as well as Revelations, 666 and a few other interesting tidbits.
This book is available on YouTube but also here: https://en.m.wikisource.org/wiki/1_Enoch
Part 4 dropped: the fantastical claims of Paul, how it changed the teachings of Jesus, and defied Essenian beliefs (part 3 already explained Dr. Sledge’s assertion that Jesus was definitively not an Essene).