15. Enoch Chapter 106 *** ERROR *** The Book of Enoch Claims Noah Had Laser Beam Like Eyes
This is a look at the entire 106th chapter of the Book of Enoch. This chapter is full of biblical error and very weird events that show the Book of Enoch is a Jewish fable that Paul warned us to stay away from (Titus 1:14). For the sake of space, we will just provide a brief summary of the context of this chapter with some quotes and followed by commentary on the chapter.
This chapter talks about the birth of Noah and gives a very strange description of the infant.
“His body was white as snow and red as the blooming of a rose, and the hair of his head and his long locks were white as wool and his eyes beautiful. And when he opened his eyes, he lighted up the whole house like the sun, and the whole house was very bright. And thereupon he arose in the hands of the midwife, opened his mouth, and conversed with the Lord of righteousness.” Enoch Chapter 106:2-3
According to the Book of Enoch, Noah was born with eyes that were like laser lights that illuminated the whole house. This is not a poetic description, because verses 4 and 6 prove it was a literal description:
“And his father Lamech was afraid of him and fled, and came to his father Methuselah. And he said unto him: ‘I have begotten a strange son, diverse from and unlike man, and resembling the sons of God of heaven; and his nature is different and he is not like us, and his eyes are as the rays of the sun, and his countenance is glorious. And it seems to me he is not sprung from me but from angels…” Enoch chapter 106:4-6
According to the story from the Book of Enoch, Lamech was frightened of his son and thought that the infant Noah was not human. None of this is even hinted at in the bible. Noah was very human, and did not have laser eyes. “Noah was a righteous MAN (not an angel or super-human), blameless among the people of his time. Noah walked with God.” (Genesis 6:9 WEB)
The next passage from chapter 106 is very heretical. It describes how Lamech urged his father Methuselah to go and speak with Enoch (who had been translated into heaven) for answers about Noah.
“And now, my father, I am here to petition thee and implore thee that thou mayest go to Enoch, our father, and learn from him the truth, for his dwelling-place is amongst the angels.” Enoch Chapter 106:7
We then see that Methuselah went to the “ends of the earth” and cried out for Enoch. Enoch then said: “Behold, here am I, my son, wherefore hast thou come to me?” Methuselah gives Enoch a description of the infant Noah and his strange attributes. Enoch follows with a description of the coming flood and how Noah and his future sons will be saved from destruction.
The Truth:
First of all, Genesis 5:24 says: “Enoch walked with God, and he was not, for God took him.” Hebrews 11:5 says: “…Enoch was TAKEN AWAY, so that he wouldn’t see death, and HE WAS NOT FOUND, because God translated him…” According to scripture it would be impossible for Methuselah to go to the “ends of the earth,” and yell for Enoch and for Enoch to come back to earth to give Methuselah the answer he wanted about Noah. This story is clearly a heretical fable.
Secondly, Enoch was translated 69 years before Noah was born, but the book of Enoch often tells of discussions and interactions between Noah and Enoch (Chapters 65, 106, 107, and more). In fact, Chapter 65 tells the story of how Noah went to the “ends of the earth” and cried out to Enoch and asked Enoch what was going to happen on the earth. Enoch talked to Noah and even took Noah by the hand.
This again is unscriptural because Noah could not have consulted with Enoch since Enoch was translated decades before Noah was born. In addition, the scriptures say it was God himself that informed Noah about the flood and not Enoch. “God said to Noah, ‘An end of all flesh hath come before me, for the earth is filled with violence through them. Behold, I will destroy them with the earth.” (Genesis 6:13 WEB)
This once again shows that the Book of Enoch is contrary to scripture and introduces false teachings about events that never happened.
The Book of Enoch Debunked