Bible Dictionary
Enos
Enos, or Enosh, was the son of Seth and grandson of Adam. In his time people began to call upon the name of the Lord, a phrase associated with public worship or renewed devotion to God.
Definition
Enos, properly Enosh, was the son of Seth and grandson of Adam. He lived 905 years and appears in the genealogical records of Genesis and Luke.
Biblical Usage
In Enos’s time, people began to call upon the name of the Lord. This may mean that they publicly and earnestly worshiped the Lord, or that they distinguished themselves by his name from idolaters.
Historical Background
The name is explained as “mortal man.” Enos is also included in the genealogical record of Chronicles.
Scripture References
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Man the son of Seth, and grandson of Adam (Gen. 5:6-11; Luke 3:38). He lived nine hundred and five years. In his time “men began to call upon the name of the Lord” (Gen. 4:26), meaning either (1) then began men to call themselves by the name of the Lord (marg.) i.e., to distinguish themselves thereby from idolaters; or (2) then men in some public and earnest way began to call upon the Lord, indicating a time of spiritual revival.
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(mortal man), the son of Seth, (Genesis 4:26; 5:6,7,9,10,11; Luke 3:38) properly Enosh, as in (1 Chronicles 1:1)