Hanoch is mentioned inGenesis 46:9,Exodus 6:14,Numbers 26:5, and1 Chronicles 5:3as 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 (Genesis 46:8-9). Hanoch's descendants formed the Hanochite clan within the tribe of Reuben (Numbers 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 (Numbers 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.
Hanoch
ReubenEnglishA man from the tribe of Reuben living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.9.