Holy Scripture
Sirach 49:14
A church father on this verse
“What was set forth at first and again recapitulated concerning Enoch, if not that his being taken away prefigured the ascension into heaven of our Lord Jesus Christ, who became incarnate in the last days of the world and was testified to by all the patriarchs and prophets? It is rightly said of him that "no one was cr…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
14But upon the earth was no man created like Enoch; For he was taken from the earth.
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12So was Jeshua the son of Jozadak: Who in their time built the house, And set up a holy temple to the Lord, Which was prepared for everlasting glory.
13And among the elect was Nehemiah, Whose renown is great, Who raised up for us the walls that were fallen, And set up the gates and the bars, And raised up our ruins again.
— Sirach 49:14 —
15Neither was there a man born like unto Joseph, A governor of his brethren, a stay of the people, Whose bones were regarded of the Lord.
16Shem and Seth were in great honor among men, And so was Adam above every living thing in the creation.