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Anon., 1 Enoch, 72.1-72.2


nanThe book of the courses of the luminaries of the heaven, the relations of each, according to their classes, their dominion and their seasons, according to their names and places of origin, and according to their months, which Uriel, the holy angel, who was with me, who is their guide, showed me; and he showed me all their laws exactly as they are, and how it is with regard to all the years of the world


nanmorning. On that day the day is longer than the night by a ninth part, and the day amounts exactly to ten parts and the night to eight parts. And the sun rises from that fourth portal, and sets in the fourth and returns to the fifth portal of the east thirty mornings, and rises from it and sets in the fifth


nanand unto eternity, till the new creation is accomplished which dureth till eternity. And this is the first law of the luminaries: the luminary the Sun has its rising in the eastern portals of the heaven


nanand-thirty mornings on account of its sign, and sets in the west. On that day the day is equalized with the night, [and becomes of equal length], and the night amounts to nine parts and the day to


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1. Septuagint, Tobit, 1.6-1.8, 2.12, 12.15, 13.2 (10th cent. BCE - 2nd cent. BCE)

1.6. But I alone went often to Jerusalem for the feasts, as it is ordained for all Israel by an everlasting decree. Taking the first fruits and the tithes of my produce and the first shearings, I would give these to the priests, the sons of Aaron, at the altar. 1.7. of all my produce I would give a tenth to the sons of Levi who ministered at Jerusalem; a second tenth I would sell, and I would go and spend the proceeds each year at Jerusalem; 1.8. the third tenth I would give to those to whom it was my duty, as Deborah my fathers mother had commanded me, for I was left an orphan by my father. 12.15. I am Raphael, one of the seven holy angels who present the prayers of the saints and enter into the presence of the glory of the Holy One. 13.2. For he afflicts, and he shows mercy;he leads down to Hades, and brings up again,and there is no one who can escape his hand.
2. Hebrew Bible, Deuteronomy, 4.19, 17.3 (9th cent. BCE - 3rd cent. BCE)

4.19. וּפֶן־תִּשָּׂא עֵינֶיךָ הַשָּׁמַיְמָה וְרָאִיתָ אֶת־הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ וְאֶת־הַיָּרֵחַ וְאֶת־הַכּוֹכָבִים כֹּל צְבָא הַשָּׁמַיִם וְנִדַּחְתָּ וְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתָ לָהֶם וַעֲבַדְתָּם אֲשֶׁר חָלַק יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ אֹתָם לְכֹל הָעַמִּים תַּחַת כָּל־הַשָּׁמָיִם׃ 17.3. וַיֵּלֶךְ וַיַּעֲבֹד אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּ לָהֶם וְלַשֶּׁמֶשׁ אוֹ לַיָּרֵחַ אוֹ לְכָל־צְבָא הַשָּׁמַיִם אֲשֶׁר לֹא־צִוִּיתִי׃ 4.19. and lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun and the moon and the stars, even all the host of heaven, thou be drawn away and worship them, and serve them, which the LORD thy God hath allotted unto all the peoples under the whole heaven." 17.3. and hath gone and served other gods, and worshipped them, or the sun, or the moon, or any of the host of heaven, which I have commanded not;"
3. Hebrew Bible, Exodus, 29.38-29.39, 30.7-30.8 (9th cent. BCE - 3rd cent. BCE)

29.38. וְזֶה אֲשֶׁר תַּעֲשֶׂה עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ כְּבָשִׂים בְּנֵי־שָׁנָה שְׁנַיִם לַיּוֹם תָּמִיד׃ 29.39. אֶת־הַכֶּבֶשׂ הָאֶחָד תַּעֲשֶׂה בַבֹּקֶר וְאֵת הַכֶּבֶשׂ הַשֵּׁנִי תַּעֲשֶׂה בֵּין הָעַרְבָּיִם׃ 30.7. וְהִקְטִיר עָלָיו אַהֲרֹן קְטֹרֶת סַמִּים בַּבֹּקֶר בַּבֹּקֶר בְּהֵיטִיבוֹ אֶת־הַנֵּרֹת יַקְטִירֶנָּה׃ 30.8. וּבְהַעֲלֹת אַהֲרֹן אֶת־הַנֵּרֹת בֵּין הָעֲרְבַּיִם יַקְטִירֶנָּה קְטֹרֶת תָּמִיד לִפְנֵי יְהוָה לְדֹרֹתֵיכֶם׃ 29.38. Now this is that which thou shalt offer upon the altar: two lambs of the first year day by day continually." 29.39. The one lamb thou shalt offer in the morning; and the other lamb thou shalt offer at dusk." 30.7. And Aaron shall burn thereon incense of sweet spices; every morning, when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn it." 30.8. And when Aaron lighteth the lamps at dusk, he shall burn it, a perpetual incense before the LORD throughout your generations."
4. Hebrew Bible, Job, 31.26, 38.6-38.7 (9th cent. BCE - 3rd cent. BCE)

38.6. עַל־מָה אֲדָנֶיהָ הָטְבָּעוּ אוֹ מִי־יָרָה אֶבֶן פִּנָּתָהּ׃ 38.7. בְּרָן־יַחַד כּוֹכְבֵי בֹקֶר וַיָּרִיעוּ כָּל־בְּנֵי אֱלֹהִים׃ 38.6. Whereupon were the foundations thereof fastened? Or who laid the corner-stone thereof," 38.7. When the morning stars sang together, And all the sons of God shouted for joy?"
5. Hebrew Bible, Leviticus, 23.3 (9th cent. BCE - 3rd cent. BCE)

23.3. וְכָל־הַנֶּפֶשׁ אֲשֶׁר תַּעֲשֶׂה כָּל־מְלָאכָה בְּעֶצֶם הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה וְהַאֲבַדְתִּי אֶת־הַנֶּפֶשׁ הַהִוא מִקֶּרֶב עַמָּהּ׃ 23.3. שֵׁשֶׁת יָמִים תֵּעָשֶׂה מְלָאכָה וּבַיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי שַׁבַּת שַׁבָּתוֹן מִקְרָא־קֹדֶשׁ כָּל־מְלָאכָה לֹא תַעֲשׂוּ שַׁבָּת הִוא לַיהוָה בְּכֹל מוֹשְׁבֹתֵיכֶם׃ 23.3. Six days shall work be done; but on the seventh day is a sabbath of solemn rest, a holy convocation; ye shall do no manner of work; it is a sabbath unto the LORD in all your dwellings."
6. Hebrew Bible, Proverbs, 19.21 (9th cent. BCE - 3rd cent. BCE)

19.21. רַבּוֹת מַחֲשָׁבוֹת בְּלֶב־אִישׁ וַעֲצַת יְהוָה הִיא תָקוּם׃ 19.21. There are many devices in a man’s heart; But the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand."
7. Hebrew Bible, Psalms, 89.36, 102.24-102.27, 148.1-148.3 (9th cent. BCE - 3rd cent. BCE)

89.36. אַחַת נִשְׁבַּעְתִּי בְקָדְשִׁי אִם־לְדָוִד אֲכַזֵּב׃ 102.24. עִנָּה בַדֶּרֶךְ כחו [כֹּחִי] קִצַּר יָמָי׃ 102.25. אֹמַר אֵלִי אַל־תַּעֲלֵנִי בַּחֲצִי יָמָי בְּדוֹר דּוֹרִים שְׁנוֹתֶיךָ׃ 102.26. לְפָנִים הָאָרֶץ יָסַדְתָּ וּמַעֲשֵׂה יָדֶיךָ שָׁמָיִם׃ 102.27. הֵמָּה יֹאבֵדוּ וְאַתָּה תַעֲמֹד וְכֻלָּם כַּבֶּגֶד יִבְלוּ כַּלְּבוּשׁ תַּחֲלִיפֵם וְיַחֲלֹפוּ׃ 148.1. הַחַיָּה וְכָל־בְּהֵמָה רֶמֶשׂ וְצִפּוֹר כָּנָף׃ 148.1. הַלְלוּ יָהּ הַלְלוּ אֶת־יְהוָה מִן־הַשָּׁמַיִם הַלְלוּהוּ בַּמְּרוֹמִים׃ 148.2. הַלְלוּהוּ כָל־מַלְאָכָיו הַלְלוּהוּ כָּל־צבאו [צְבָאָיו׃] 148.3. הַלְלוּהוּ שֶׁמֶשׁ וְיָרֵחַ הַלְלוּהוּ כָּל־כּוֹכְבֵי אוֹר׃ 89.36. Once have I sworn by My holiness: Surely I will not be false unto David;" 102.24. He weakened my strength in the way; He shortened my days." 102.25. I say: 'O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days, Thou whose years endure throughout all generations." 102.26. of old Thou didst lay the foundation of the earth; And the heavens are the work of Thy hands." 102.27. They shall perish, but Thou shalt endure; Yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; As a vesture shalt Thou change them, and they shall pass away;" 148.1. Hallelujah. Praise ye the LORD from the heavens; Praise Him in the heights." 148.2. Praise ye Him, all His angels; Praise ye Him, all His hosts." 148.3. Praise ye Him, sun and moon; Praise Him, all ye stars of light."
8. Hebrew Bible, Zephaniah, 1.5 (9th cent. BCE - 3rd cent. BCE)

1.5. וְאֶת־הַמִּשְׁתַּחֲוִים עַל־הַגַּגּוֹת לִצְבָא הַשָּׁמָיִם וְאֶת־הַמִּשְׁתַּחֲוִים הַנִּשְׁבָּעִים לַיהוָה וְהַנִּשְׁבָּעִים בְּמַלְכָּם׃ 1.5. And them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops; And them that worship, that swear to the LORD And swear by Malcam;"
9. Hebrew Bible, 2 Kings, 21.5, 23.5, 23.11 (8th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)

21.5. וַיִּבֶן מִזְבְּחוֹת לְכָל־צְבָא הַשָּׁמָיִם בִּשְׁתֵּי חַצְרוֹת בֵּית־יְהוָה׃ 23.5. וְהִשְׁבִּית אֶת־הַכְּמָרִים אֲשֶׁר נָתְנוּ מַלְכֵי יְהוּדָה וַיְקַטֵּר בַּבָּמוֹת בְּעָרֵי יְהוּדָה וּמְסִבֵּי יְרוּשָׁלִָם וְאֶת־הַמְקַטְּרִים לַבַּעַל לַשֶּׁמֶשׁ וְלַיָּרֵחַ וְלַמַּזָּלוֹת וּלְכֹל צְבָא הַשָּׁמָיִם׃ 23.11. וַיַּשְׁבֵּת אֶת־הַסּוּסִים אֲשֶׁר נָתְנוּ מַלְכֵי יְהוּדָה לַשֶּׁמֶשׁ מִבֹּא בֵית־יְהוָה אֶל־לִשְׁכַּת נְתַן־מֶלֶךְ הַסָּרִיס אֲשֶׁר בַּפַּרְוָרִים וְאֶת־מַרְכְּבוֹת הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ שָׂרַף בָּאֵשׁ׃ 21.5. And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the LORD." 23.5. And he put down the idolatrous priests, whom the kings of Judah had ordained to offer in the high places in the cities of Judah, and in the places round about Jerusalem; them also that offered unto Baal, to the sun, and to the moon, and to the constellations, and to all the host of heaven." 23.11. And he took away the horses that the kings of Judah had given to the sun, at the entrance of the house of the LORD, by the chamber of Nethan-melech the officer, which was in the precincts; and he burned the chariots of the sun with fire."
10. Hebrew Bible, Isaiah, 30.26, 43.19, 46.10, 65.17, 66.22 (8th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)

30.26. וְהָיָה אוֹר־הַלְּבָנָה כְּאוֹר הַחַמָּה וְאוֹר הַחַמָּה יִהְיֶה שִׁבְעָתַיִם כְּאוֹר שִׁבְעַת הַיָּמִים בְּיוֹם חֲבֹשׁ יְהוָה אֶת־שֶׁבֶר עַמּוֹ וּמַחַץ מַכָּתוֹ יִרְפָּא׃ 43.19. הִנְנִי עֹשֶׂה חֲדָשָׁה עַתָּה תִצְמָח הֲלוֹא תֵדָעוּהָ אַף אָשִׂים בַּמִּדְבָּר דֶּרֶךְ בִּישִׁמוֹן נְהָרוֹת׃ 65.17. כִּי־הִנְנִי בוֹרֵא שָׁמַיִם חֲדָשִׁים וָאָרֶץ חֲדָשָׁה וְלֹא תִזָּכַרְנָה הָרִאשֹׁנוֹת וְלֹא תַעֲלֶינָה עַל־לֵב׃ 66.22. כִּי כַאֲשֶׁר הַשָּׁמַיִם הַחֳדָשִׁים וְהָאָרֶץ הַחֲדָשָׁה אֲשֶׁר אֲנִי עֹשֶׂה עֹמְדִים לְפָנַי נְאֻם־יְהוָה כֵּן יַעֲמֹד זַרְעֲכֶם וְשִׁמְכֶם׃ 30.26. Moreover the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, And the light of the sun shall be sevenfold, as the light of the seven days, In the day that the LORD bindeth up the bruise of His people, And healeth the stroke of their wound." 43.19. Behold, I will do a new thing; Now shall it spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, And rivers in the desert." 46.10. Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times things that are not yet done; Saying: ‘My counsel shall stand, and all My pleasure will I do’;" 65.17. For, behold, I create new heavens And a new earth; And the former things shall not be remembered, Nor come into mind. ." 66.22. For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before Me, saith the LORD, so shall your seed and your name remain."
11. Hebrew Bible, Jeremiah, 8.1-8.2, 19.13 (8th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)

8.1. לָכֵן אֶתֵּן אֶת־נְשֵׁיהֶם לַאֲחֵרִים שְׂדוֹתֵיהֶם לְיוֹרְשִׁים כִּי מִקָּטֹן וְעַד־גָּדוֹל כֻּלֹּה בֹּצֵעַ בָּצַע מִנָּבִיא וְעַד־כֹּהֵן כֻּלֹּה עֹשֶׂה שָּׁקֶר׃ 8.1. בָּעֵת הַהִיא נְאֻם־יְהוָה ויציאו [יוֹצִיאוּ] אֶת־עַצְמוֹת מַלְכֵי־יְהוּדָה וְאֶת־עַצְמוֹת־שָׂרָיו וְאֶת־עַצְמוֹת הַכֹּהֲנִים וְאֵת עַצְמוֹת הַנְּבִיאִים וְאֵת עַצְמוֹת יוֹשְׁבֵי־יְרוּשָׁלִָם מִקִּבְרֵיהֶם׃ 8.2. עָבַר קָצִיר כָּלָה קָיִץ וַאֲנַחְנוּ לוֹא נוֹשָׁעְנוּ׃ 8.2. וּשְׁטָחוּם לַשֶּׁמֶשׁ וְלַיָּרֵחַ וּלְכֹל צְבָא הַשָּׁמַיִם אֲשֶׁר אֲהֵבוּם וַאֲשֶׁר עֲבָדוּם וַאֲשֶׁר הָלְכוּ אַחֲרֵיהֶם וַאֲשֶׁר דְּרָשׁוּם וַאֲשֶׁר הִשְׁתַּחֲווּ לָהֶם לֹא יֵאָסְפוּ וְלֹא יִקָּבֵרוּ לְדֹמֶן עַל־פְּנֵי הָאֲדָמָה יִהְיוּ׃ 19.13. וְהָיוּ בָּתֵּי יְרוּשָׁלִַם וּבָתֵּי מַלְכֵי יְהוּדָה כִּמְקוֹם הַתֹּפֶת הַטְּמֵאִים לְכֹל הַבָּתִּים אֲשֶׁר קִטְּרוּ עַל־גַּגֹּתֵיהֶם לְכֹל צְבָא הַשָּׁמַיִם וְהַסֵּךְ נְסָכִים לֵאלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים׃ 8.1. At that time, saith the LORD, they shall bring out the bones of the kings of Judah, and the bones of his princes, and the bones of the priests, and the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, out of their graves;" 8.2. and they shall spread them before the sun, and the moon, and all the host of heaven, whom they have loved, and whom they have served, and after whom they have walked, and whom they have sought, and whom they have worshipped; they shall not be gathered, nor be buried, they shall be for dung upon the face of the earth." 19.13. and the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses of the kings of Judah, which are defiled, shall be as the place of Topheth, even all the houses upon whose roofs they have offered unto all the host of heaven, and have poured out drink-offerings unto other gods."
12. Hebrew Bible, 1 Chronicles, 26.7 (5th cent. BCE - 3rd cent. BCE)

26.7. בְּנֵי שְׁמַעְיָה עָתְנִי וּרְפָאֵל וְעוֹבֵד אֶלְזָבָד אֶחָיו בְּנֵי־חָיִל אֱלִיהוּ וּסְמַכְיָהוּ׃ 26.7. The sons of Shemaiah: Othni, and Rephael and Obed and Elzabad his brethren, valiant men; Elihu also, and Semachiah."
13. Septuagint, Tobit, 1.6-1.8, 2.12, 12.15, 13.2 (4th cent. BCE - 2nd cent. BCE)

1.6. But I alone went often to Jerusalem for the feasts, as it is ordained for all Israel by an everlasting decree. Taking the first fruits and the tithes of my produce and the first shearings, I would give these to the priests, the sons of Aaron, at the altar. 1.7. of all my produce I would give a tenth to the sons of Levi who ministered at Jerusalem; a second tenth I would sell, and I would go and spend the proceeds each year at Jerusalem; 1.8. the third tenth I would give to those to whom it was my duty, as Deborah my fathers mother had commanded me, for I was left an orphan by my father. 12.15. I am Raphael, one of the seven holy angels who present the prayers of the saints and enter into the presence of the glory of the Holy One. 13.2. For he afflicts, and he shows mercy;he leads down to Hades, and brings up again,and there is no one who can escape his hand.
14. Anon., 1 Enoch, 5.7, 5.8, 8.3, 9.1, 12.3, 12.4, 14.1, 15.1, 18.13, 18.14, 18.15, 18.16, 19.1, 20.1, 20.2, 20.3, 20.4, 20.5, 20.6, 20.7, 20.8, 21.1, 21.2, 21.3, 21.4, 21.5, 21.6, 22, 25.5, 27.2, 40.9, 45.1, 45.2, 45.3, 45.4, 45.5, 45.6, 54.6, 71.8, 71.9, 71.13, 72, 72.2, 72.5, 72.13, 72.19, 72.25, 72.31, 72.32, 73, 74, 74.2, 75, 75.3, 75.4, 76, 77, 78, 78.10, 79, 79.6, 80, 80.1, 81, 81.1, 81.1-82.4, 81.2, 81.4, 81.5, 82, 82.4, 82.5, 82.6, 82.7, 82.8, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91.1, 91.2, 91.3, 91.11, 91.12, 91.13, 91.14, 91.15, 91.16, 91.17, 92.1, 93.1, 93.2, 93.3, 93.4, 93.5, 93.6, 93.7, 93.8, 93.9, 93.10, 94.9, 104.2, 104.6, 106.1-107.3, 108.1, 108.7, 108.15 (3rd cent. BCE - 2nd cent. BCE)

104.2. One: and your names are written before the glory of the Great One. Be hopeful; for aforetime ye were put to shame through ill and affliction; but now ye shall shine as the lights of heaven
15. Anon., Jubilees, 1.29, 4.17-4.19, 4.23, 32.9-32.11 (2nd cent. BCE - 2nd cent. BCE)

1.29. and let not the spirit of Beliar rule over them to accuse them before Thee, and to ensnare them from all the paths of righteousness, so that they may perish from before Thy face. 4.17. And in the second week of the tenth jubilee Mahalalel took unto him to wife Dînâh, the daughter of Barâkî’êl the daughter of his father's brother, and she bare him a son in the third week in the sixth year, and he called his name Jared; 4.18. for in his days the angels of the Lord descended on the earth, those who are named the Watchers, that they should instruct the children of men, and that they should do judgment and uprightness on the earth. 4.19. And in the eleventh jubilee Jared took to himself a wife, and her name was Bâraka, the daughter of Râsûjâl, a daughter of his father's brother, in the fourth week of this jubilee 4.23. And he was the first to write a testimony, and he testified to the sons of men among the generations of the earth, and recounted the weeks of the jubilees, and made known to them the days of the years, and set in order the months and recounted the Sabbaths of the years as we made (them) known to him. 32.9. and for a thank-offering two oxen and four rams and four sheep, four he-goats, and two sheep of a year old, and two kids of the goats; 32.10. and thus he did daily for seven days. brAnd he and all his sons and his men were eating (this) with joy there during seven day 32.11. and blessing and thanking the Lord, who had delivered him out of all his tribulation and had given him his vow.
16. Dead Sea Scrolls, War Scroll, 9.15-9.16 (2nd cent. BCE - 1st cent. CE)

17. Dead Sea Scrolls, Community Rule, 8.6 (2nd cent. BCE - 1st cent. CE)

18. Dead Sea Scrolls, Temple Scroll, 0 (2nd cent. BCE - 1st cent. CE)

19. Hebrew Bible, Daniel, 7.19, 7.23, 8.16-8.17, 11.34, 12.3 (2nd cent. BCE - 2nd cent. BCE)

7.19. אֱדַיִן צְבִית לְיַצָּבָא עַל־חֵיוְתָא רְבִיעָיְתָא דִּי־הֲוָת שָׁנְיָה מִן־כלהון [כָּלְּהֵין] דְּחִילָה יַתִּירָה שניה [שִׁנַּהּ] דִּי־פַרְזֶל וְטִפְרַיהּ דִּי־נְחָשׁ אָכְלָה מַדֲּקָה וּשְׁאָרָא בְּרַגְלַיהּ רָפְסָה׃ 7.23. כֵּן אֲמַר חֵיוְתָא רְבִיעָיְתָא מַלְכוּ רביעיא [רְבִיעָאָה] תֶּהֱוֵא בְאַרְעָא דִּי תִשְׁנֵא מִן־כָּל־מַלְכְוָתָא וְתֵאכֻל כָּל־אַרְעָא וּתְדוּשִׁנַּהּ וְתַדְּקִנַּהּ׃ 8.16. וָאֶשְׁמַע קוֹל־אָדָם בֵּין אוּלָי וַיִּקְרָא וַיֹּאמַר גַּבְרִיאֵל הָבֵן לְהַלָּז אֶת־הַמַּרְאֶה׃ 8.17. וַיָּבֹא אֵצֶל עָמְדִי וּבְבֹאוֹ נִבְעַתִּי וָאֶפְּלָה עַל־פָּנָי וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלַי הָבֵן בֶּן־אָדָם כִּי לְעֶת־קֵץ הֶחָזוֹן׃ 11.34. וּבְהִכָּשְׁלָם יֵעָזְרוּ עֵזֶר מְעָט וְנִלְווּ עֲלֵיהֶם רַבִּים בַּחֲלַקְלַקּוֹת׃ 12.3. וְהַמַּשְׂכִּלִים יַזְהִרוּ כְּזֹהַר הָרָקִיעַ וּמַצְדִּיקֵי הָרַבִּים כַּכּוֹכָבִים לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד׃ 7.19. Then I desired to know the truth concerning the fourth beast, which was diverse from all of them, exceeding terrible, whose teeth were of iron, and its nails of brass; which devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with its feet;" 7.23. Thus he said: ‘The fourth beast shall be a fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all the kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces." 8.16. And I heard the voice of a man between the banks of Ulai, who called, and said: ‘Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision.’" 8.17. So he came near where I stood; and when he came, I was terrified, and fell upon my face; but he said unto me: ‘Understand, O son of man; for the vision belongeth to the time of the end.’" 11.34. Now when they shall stumble, they shall be helped with a little help; but many shall join themselves unto them with blandishments." 12.3. And they that are wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn the many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever."
20. Septuagint, Ecclesiasticus (Siracides), 16.27, 17.8-17.12, 43.10 (2nd cent. BCE - 2nd cent. BCE)

16.27. He arranged his works in an eternal order,and their dominion for all generations;they neither hunger nor grow weary,and they do not cease from their labors. 17.8. He set his eye upon their hearts to show them the majesty of his works. 17.11. He bestowed knowledge upon them,and allotted to them the law of life. 17.12. He established with them an eternal covet,and showed them his judgments.
21. Anon., 2 Baruch, 32.1-32.4 (1st cent. CE - 2nd cent. CE)

22. Anon., The Life of Adam And Eve, 19.2, 28.3, 37.5, 40.2 (1st cent. CE - 5th cent. CE)

23. New Testament, Apocalypse, 9.1 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE)

9.1. The fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star from the sky fallen to the earth. The key to the pit of the abyss was given to him.
24. New Testament, Luke, 1.19, 1.26 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE)

1.19. The angel answered him, "I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God. I was sent to speak to you, and to bring you this good news. 1.26. Now in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee, named Nazareth
25. Nag Hammadi, The Apocalypse of Paul, 20 (3rd cent. CE - 3rd cent. CE)

26. Anon., Apostolic Constitutions, 7.33 (4th cent. CE - 4th cent. CE)

27. Anon., 2 Enoch, 21.1, 21.3, 22.11, 33.8, 47.2

28. Anon., 3 Baruch, 6.5

29. Anon., 4 Ezra, 4.1

4.1. Then the angel that had been sent to me, whose name was Uriel, answered


Subjects of this text:

subject book bibliographic info
acherusian sea (lake) Levison, The Greek Life of Adam and Eve (2023) 334
afterlife, eschatological punishment Stuckenbruck, 1 Enoch 91-108 (2007) 149
afterlife, reward Stuckenbruck, 1 Enoch 91-108 (2007) 149
afterlife Stuckenbruck, 1 Enoch 91-108 (2007) 150
altar, incense Levison, The Greek Life of Adam and Eve (2023) 968
altar Levison, The Greek Life of Adam and Eve (2023) 868, 869, 968
angel/angelic passim see also archangel, god, of Levison, The Greek Life of Adam and Eve (2023) 334
angel/angelic passim see also archangel, humanity, of Levison, The Greek Life of Adam and Eve (2023) 334
angel/s Tefera and Stuckenbruck, Representations of Angelic Beings in Early Jewish and in Christian Traditions (2021) 141
angels, angel of the presence Stuckenbruck, 1 Enoch 91-108 (2007) 149
angels, stars/heavenly bodies Stuckenbruck, 1 Enoch 91-108 (2007) 150
angels Beckwith, Calendar, Chronology and Worship: Studies in Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity (2005) 35
archangel/s, seven archangels Tefera and Stuckenbruck, Representations of Angelic Beings in Early Jewish and in Christian Traditions (2021) 141
archangel Levison, The Greek Life of Adam and Eve (2023) 334, 968
astray Levison, The Greek Life of Adam and Eve (2023) 869, 968
astronomical book Collins, The Apocalyptic Imagination: An Introduction to Jewish Apocalyptic Literature (2016) 76, 77
berner, christoph Hayes, What's Divine about Divine Law?: Early Perspectives (2015) 128
birds Levison, The Greek Life of Adam and Eve (2023) 869
blood of christ jesus Tefera and Stuckenbruck, Representations of Angelic Beings in Early Jewish and in Christian Traditions (2021) 141
body, adam, of Levison, The Greek Life of Adam and Eve (2023) 334
books, by enoch Stuckenbruck, 1 Enoch 91-108 (2007) 695
books, letter Stuckenbruck, 1 Enoch 91-108 (2007) 219
bowls, libation Levison, The Greek Life of Adam and Eve (2023) 968
build/building activity, eschatological temple Stuckenbruck, 1 Enoch 91-108 (2007) 150
burial, adam, of Levison, The Greek Life of Adam and Eve (2023) 334
cain Levison, The Greek Life of Adam and Eve (2023) 334
canaan Levison, The Greek Life of Adam and Eve (2023) 868
celestial Tefera and Stuckenbruck, Representations of Angelic Beings in Early Jewish and in Christian Traditions (2021) 141
censers, golden Levison, The Greek Life of Adam and Eve (2023) 968
censers Levison, The Greek Life of Adam and Eve (2023) 968
chalice, of knowledge/wisdom Tefera and Stuckenbruck, Representations of Angelic Beings in Early Jewish and in Christian Traditions (2021) 141
chalice Tefera and Stuckenbruck, Representations of Angelic Beings in Early Jewish and in Christian Traditions (2021) 141
chariot, god, of Levison, The Greek Life of Adam and Eve (2023) 334
chariot Levison, The Greek Life of Adam and Eve (2023) 869
cherub/cherubim Tefera and Stuckenbruck, Representations of Angelic Beings in Early Jewish and in Christian Traditions (2021) 141
cherubim Levison, The Greek Life of Adam and Eve (2023) 334
chosen/elect one Stuckenbruck, 1 Enoch 91-108 (2007) 149
chosen ones; see also election Stuckenbruck, 1 Enoch 91-108 (2007) 150
christ, blood of Tefera and Stuckenbruck, Representations of Angelic Beings in Early Jewish and in Christian Traditions (2021) 141
christ, cross of Tefera and Stuckenbruck, Representations of Angelic Beings in Early Jewish and in Christian Traditions (2021) 141
church/es, building Tefera and Stuckenbruck, Representations of Angelic Beings in Early Jewish and in Christian Traditions (2021) 141
church/es, painting Tefera and Stuckenbruck, Representations of Angelic Beings in Early Jewish and in Christian Traditions (2021) 141
church/es, tradition Tefera and Stuckenbruck, Representations of Angelic Beings in Early Jewish and in Christian Traditions (2021) 141
church/es Tefera and Stuckenbruck, Representations of Angelic Beings in Early Jewish and in Christian Traditions (2021) 141
confession, eve, of Levison, The Greek Life of Adam and Eve (2023) 334
creation Beyerle and Goff, Notions of Time in Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature (2022) 179; Stuckenbruck, 1 Enoch 91-108 (2007) 149, 150
crucifixion Tefera and Stuckenbruck, Representations of Angelic Beings in Early Jewish and in Christian Traditions (2021) 141
davidson, maxwell j. Hayes, What's Divine about Divine Law?: Early Perspectives (2015) 128
death, adam, of Levison, The Greek Life of Adam and Eve (2023) 334
däbrä ḥayq Tefera and Stuckenbruck, Representations of Angelic Beings in Early Jewish and in Christian Traditions (2021) 141
egypt Levison, The Greek Life of Adam and Eve (2023) 868
enoch, as scribe Stuckenbruck, 1 Enoch 91-108 (2007) 219
enoch, interpreter Stuckenbruck, 1 Enoch 91-108 (2007) 219
enoch Tefera and Stuckenbruck, Representations of Angelic Beings in Early Jewish and in Christian Traditions (2021) 141
enoch literature, its motivation Beckwith, Calendar, Chronology and Worship: Studies in Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity (2005) 35, 36, 41
ephraim, the syrian Tefera and Stuckenbruck, Representations of Angelic Beings in Early Jewish and in Christian Traditions (2021) 141
eschatology/eschatological, events Stuckenbruck, 1 Enoch 91-108 (2007) 149
eschatology/eschatological, judgement Stuckenbruck, 1 Enoch 91-108 (2007) 149
esoteric and exoteric wisdom Hayes, What's Divine about Divine Law?: Early Perspectives (2015) 128
essenes, proto-essenes Beckwith, Calendar, Chronology and Worship: Studies in Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity (2005) 35, 36, 41
eternity Beyerle and Goff, Notions of Time in Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature (2022) 179
ethiopian, tradition Tefera and Stuckenbruck, Representations of Angelic Beings in Early Jewish and in Christian Traditions (2021) 141
ethiopian Tefera and Stuckenbruck, Representations of Angelic Beings in Early Jewish and in Christian Traditions (2021) 141
ethiopians Levison, The Greek Life of Adam and Eve (2023) 869
ezra Tefera and Stuckenbruck, Representations of Angelic Beings in Early Jewish and in Christian Traditions (2021) 141
fire Levison, The Greek Life of Adam and Eve (2023) 868
flood/deluge, great/noahs, typology Stuckenbruck, 1 Enoch 91-108 (2007) 149
frankincense Levison, The Greek Life of Adam and Eve (2023) 968
fruit, paradise, of Levison, The Greek Life of Adam and Eve (2023) 334
gabriel, angelus interpres to the visions of daniel Tefera and Stuckenbruck, Representations of Angelic Beings in Early Jewish and in Christian Traditions (2021) 141
gabriel, tribe of Tefera and Stuckenbruck, Representations of Angelic Beings in Early Jewish and in Christian Traditions (2021) 141
gabriel Levison, The Greek Life of Adam and Eve (2023) 968; Tefera and Stuckenbruck, Representations of Angelic Beings in Early Jewish and in Christian Traditions (2021) 141
gold Levison, The Greek Life of Adam and Eve (2023) 968
greek influence Beckwith, Calendar, Chronology and Worship: Studies in Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity (2005) 35
hands, god, of Levison, The Greek Life of Adam and Eve (2023) 968
healing Stuckenbruck, 1 Enoch 91-108 (2007) 150
heaven, third Levison, The Greek Life of Adam and Eve (2023) 334
heavens, first Stuckenbruck, 1 Enoch 91-108 (2007) 149
heavens, new Stuckenbruck, 1 Enoch 91-108 (2007) 149, 150
heavens Stuckenbruck, 1 Enoch 91-108 (2007) 149, 150
holy grail Tefera and Stuckenbruck, Representations of Angelic Beings in Early Jewish and in Christian Traditions (2021) 141
homily, on st. uriel Tefera and Stuckenbruck, Representations of Angelic Beings in Early Jewish and in Christian Traditions (2021) 141
homoioteleuton Stuckenbruck, 1 Enoch 91-108 (2007) 695
horses Levison, The Greek Life of Adam and Eve (2023) 869
incense Levison, The Greek Life of Adam and Eve (2023) 868, 968
instruction/teaching, sevenfold eschatological Stuckenbruck, 1 Enoch 91-108 (2007) 150
israel Levison, The Greek Life of Adam and Eve (2023) 868, 869
jerusalem, temple Stuckenbruck, 1 Enoch 91-108 (2007) 149
jerusalem Levison, The Greek Life of Adam and Eve (2023) 869
jesus christ, blood of Tefera and Stuckenbruck, Representations of Angelic Beings in Early Jewish and in Christian Traditions (2021) 141
jesus christ, cross of Tefera and Stuckenbruck, Representations of Angelic Beings in Early Jewish and in Christian Traditions (2021) 141
jesus christ Tefera and Stuckenbruck, Representations of Angelic Beings in Early Jewish and in Christian Traditions (2021) 141
josephus, jubilees, book of Hayes, What's Divine about Divine Law?: Early Perspectives (2015) 128
jubilees Stuckenbruck, 1 Enoch 91-108 (2007) 149
judgment Beyerle and Goff, Notions of Time in Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature (2022) 179
life / afterlife, earthly Stuckenbruck, 1 Enoch 91-108 (2007) 150
lights, of heaven Stuckenbruck, 1 Enoch 91-108 (2007) 150
lights, of the sun Stuckenbruck, 1 Enoch 91-108 (2007) 150
lights, sevenfold Stuckenbruck, 1 Enoch 91-108 (2007) 150
lord see god, spirits, of the Levison, The Greek Life of Adam and Eve (2023) 968
maccabees (hasmoneans) Beckwith, Calendar, Chronology and Worship: Studies in Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity (2005) 41
magianism Beckwith, Calendar, Chronology and Worship: Studies in Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity (2005) 35
merrill e.h. Beckwith, Calendar, Chronology and Worship: Studies in Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity (2005) 35
methuselah Stuckenbruck, 1 Enoch 91-108 (2007) 219, 695
michael, mediator (intercessor), as Levison, The Greek Life of Adam and Eve (2023) 334
michael Levison, The Greek Life of Adam and Eve (2023) 334, 968; Tefera and Stuckenbruck, Representations of Angelic Beings in Early Jewish and in Christian Traditions (2021) 141
milik j.t. Beckwith, Calendar, Chronology and Worship: Studies in Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity (2005) 36
moon Levison, The Greek Life of Adam and Eve (2023) 869, 968
mystery Levison, The Greek Life of Adam and Eve (2023) 334
mystery of heaven and earth Tefera and Stuckenbruck, Representations of Angelic Beings in Early Jewish and in Christian Traditions (2021) 141
mythology Levison, The Greek Life of Adam and Eve (2023) 869
obedience, covenant Stuckenbruck, 1 Enoch 91-108 (2007) 695
oil, mercy, of Levison, The Greek Life of Adam and Eve (2023) 334
painting, of crucifixion Tefera and Stuckenbruck, Representations of Angelic Beings in Early Jewish and in Christian Traditions (2021) 141
painting, of st. uriel Tefera and Stuckenbruck, Representations of Angelic Beings in Early Jewish and in Christian Traditions (2021) 141
painting Tefera and Stuckenbruck, Representations of Angelic Beings in Early Jewish and in Christian Traditions (2021) 141
paradise Nicklas et al., Other Worlds and Their Relation to This World: Early Jewish and Ancient Christian Traditions (2010) 49
pardes Nicklas et al., Other Worlds and Their Relation to This World: Early Jewish and Ancient Christian Traditions (2010) 49
pharaoh Levison, The Greek Life of Adam and Eve (2023) 868
predestination Beckwith, Calendar, Chronology and Worship: Studies in Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity (2005) 35, 41
priest Levison, The Greek Life of Adam and Eve (2023) 869
raphael Levison, The Greek Life of Adam and Eve (2023) 968; Tefera and Stuckenbruck, Representations of Angelic Beings in Early Jewish and in Christian Traditions (2021) 141
recensions of dǝrsanä uriel (du), long Tefera and Stuckenbruck, Representations of Angelic Beings in Early Jewish and in Christian Traditions (2021) 141
resurrection, promise of Levison, The Greek Life of Adam and Eve (2023) 334
rhetorical devices Keener, First-Second Corinthians (2005) 238
righteousness; righteous one; teacher of righteousness Nicklas et al., Other Worlds and Their Relation to This World: Early Jewish and Ancient Christian Traditions (2010) 49
sabbath Beyerle and Goff, Notions of Time in Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature (2022) 179
sabbath rest Beckwith, Calendar, Chronology and Worship: Studies in Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity (2005) 35
sacrifice Levison, The Greek Life of Adam and Eve (2023) 868
sariel Levison, The Greek Life of Adam and Eve (2023) 968
satan, disguise (transformation) of Levison, The Greek Life of Adam and Eve (2023) 334
satan Levison, The Greek Life of Adam and Eve (2023) 968
scribe, enoch Stuckenbruck, 1 Enoch 91-108 (2007) 219
seeds Levison, The Greek Life of Adam and Eve (2023) 334
seraphim Levison, The Greek Life of Adam and Eve (2023) 334; Tefera and Stuckenbruck, Representations of Angelic Beings in Early Jewish and in Christian Traditions (2021) 141
solar calendar Levison, The Greek Life of Adam and Eve (2023) 868, 968
spices Levison, The Greek Life of Adam and Eve (2023) 334
spirit, holy Levison, The Greek Life of Adam and Eve (2023) 968
sprinkling of the blood of christ Tefera and Stuckenbruck, Representations of Angelic Beings in Early Jewish and in Christian Traditions (2021) 141
stars, righteous ones as Stuckenbruck, 1 Enoch 91-108 (2007) 150
subject index, of enoch Tefera and Stuckenbruck, Representations of Angelic Beings in Early Jewish and in Christian Traditions (2021) 141
subject index, of the mystery of heavens and earth Tefera and Stuckenbruck, Representations of Angelic Beings in Early Jewish and in Christian Traditions (2021) 141
sun, as a heavenly body Stuckenbruck, 1 Enoch 91-108 (2007) 150
sun, mythology of Levison, The Greek Life of Adam and Eve (2023) 869
sun Levison, The Greek Life of Adam and Eve (2023) 868, 869, 968
sädakyal Tefera and Stuckenbruck, Representations of Angelic Beings in Early Jewish and in Christian Traditions (2021) 141
sälatyal Tefera and Stuckenbruck, Representations of Angelic Beings in Early Jewish and in Christian Traditions (2021) 141
tablets, heavenly Stuckenbruck, 1 Enoch 91-108 (2007) 149
temple, eschatological Stuckenbruck, 1 Enoch 91-108 (2007) 149, 150
temple, heavenly Stuckenbruck, 1 Enoch 91-108 (2007) 149
temple, jerusalem Stuckenbruck, 1 Enoch 91-108 (2007) 149
temple, place of divine glory/kingship/presence Stuckenbruck, 1 Enoch 91-108 (2007) 149
testament literary genre Stuckenbruck, 1 Enoch 91-108 (2007) 219
testamentary Stuckenbruck, 1 Enoch 91-108 (2007) 219
thrones, of god Stuckenbruck, 1 Enoch 91-108 (2007) 149
tomb Levison, The Greek Life of Adam and Eve (2023) 869
tradition, ethiopian Tefera and Stuckenbruck, Representations of Angelic Beings in Early Jewish and in Christian Traditions (2021) 141
tradition Tefera and Stuckenbruck, Representations of Angelic Beings in Early Jewish and in Christian Traditions (2021) 141
tree of life Nicklas et al., Other Worlds and Their Relation to This World: Early Jewish and Ancient Christian Traditions (2010) 49
tree of wisdom Nicklas et al., Other Worlds and Their Relation to This World: Early Jewish and Ancient Christian Traditions (2010) 49
truth, scribe of Stuckenbruck, 1 Enoch 91-108 (2007) 219
uriel Collins, The Apocalyptic Imagination: An Introduction to Jewish Apocalyptic Literature (2016) 76, 77; Levison, The Greek Life of Adam and Eve (2023) 334, 868, 869, 968; Tefera and Stuckenbruck, Representations of Angelic Beings in Early Jewish and in Christian Traditions (2021) 141
vision, eve, of Levison, The Greek Life of Adam and Eve (2023) 869
walls of paradise (or garden) Levison, The Greek Life of Adam and Eve (2023) 334
washing, adam, of Levison, The Greek Life of Adam and Eve (2023) 334
wind Levison, The Greek Life of Adam and Eve (2023) 334, 869
wing Levison, The Greek Life of Adam and Eve (2023) 869
wisdom, enochic Stuckenbruck, 1 Enoch 91-108 (2007) 219
wisdom, esoteric and exoteric' Hayes, What's Divine about Divine Law?: Early Perspectives (2015) 128
worship Levison, The Greek Life of Adam and Eve (2023) 868, 869
zion Stuckenbruck, 1 Enoch 91-108 (2007) 149
zoroastrianism Beckwith, Calendar, Chronology and Worship: Studies in Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity (2005) 35
ǝmägwa Tefera and Stuckenbruck, Representations of Angelic Beings in Early Jewish and in Christian Traditions (2021) 141
ḥayq, island monastery Tefera and Stuckenbruck, Representations of Angelic Beings in Early Jewish and in Christian Traditions (2021) 141