
When Methuselah heard his father Enoch's words—since Enoch had revealed everything to him in private—he went back and shared it with Enoch. They named the child Noah, because he would bring comfort to the earth after all the destruction.
And when Methuselah had heard the words of his father Enoch--for he had shown to him everything in secret--he returned and showed (them) to him and called the name of that son Noah; for he will comfort the earth after all the destruction. CVIII. AN APPENDIX TO THE BOOK OF ENOCH.