Bible Dictionary
ENOCH (CITY)
The city Cain built in the land of Nod and named after his son Enoch. Its location is unknown, and it may have been a simple fortified settlement.
Definition
Enoch was the city built by Cain in the land of Nod and named after his firstborn son. Its exact location cannot be determined.
Biblical Usage
Genesis records the city as part of Cain’s life after he settled east of Eden. Its building represents an advance in civilization and may have provided protection for Cain, his wife, and his household.
Historical Background
The city’s locality is unknown. It was probably a very simple settlement or place of protection rather than a developed city in the later sense.
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>In Ge 4:17 it is narrated that Cain, who had taken up his abode in the land of Nod, East of Eden (verse 16), built there a city, and called it after the name of his firstborn son Enoch. It is impossible to fix more definitely the locality of this first of cities, recorded, as Delitzsch says (Genesis, in the place cited.), as registering an advance in civilization. The "city" would be a very simple affair, a place of protection for himself, wife and household, perhaps connected with the fear spoken of in Ge 4:14.</p>