VOTD

The account of Enoch teaches us that an abundance of days is good, but an abundant life with God is better. It’s less about quantity of days and more about quality of days. And days spent metaphorically walking with God are without equal. Walking obediently by faith (cf. Heb 11:5) can lead to one (ultimately) escaping death and having life in communion with God (cf. Jn 3:16)…

After the “uncreation” of the Flood, God graciously reaffirms the original blessings of Creation to Noah and his family in a sort of “re-creation”. Since all are sons — descendants — of Noah, the repeated blessing to be fruitful and increase in number and to fill the Earth (contrary to that of the Atrahasis Epic) applies to all of humanity.