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Chapter 7
1It
happened after the sons of men had multiplied in those days, that
daughters were born to them, elegant and beautiful.
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(3) An Aramaic text reads "Watchers" here (J.T. Milik, Aramaic Fragments of Qumran Cave 4 [Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1976], p. 167).
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Then their leader Samyaza said to them; I fear that you may perhaps be indisposed to the performance of this enterprise;4
And that I alone shall suffer for so grievous a crime.5
But they answered him and said; We all swear;6
And bind ourselves by mutual execrations, that we will not change our intention, but execute our projected undertaking.7
Then they swore all together, and all bound themselves by mutual execrations. Their whole number was two hundred, who descended upon Ardis, (4) which is the top of mount Armon.(4) Upon Ardis. Or, "in the days of Jared" (R.H. Charles, ed. and trans., The Book of Enoch [Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1893], p. 63).
8That mountain therefore was called Armon, because they had sworn upon it, (5) and bound themselves by mutual execrations.
(5) Mt. Armon, or Mt. Hermon, derives its name from the Hebrew word herem, a curse (Charles, p. 63).
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These are the names of their chiefs: Samyaza, who was their leader, Urakabarameel, Akibeel, Tamiel, Ramuel, Danel, Azkeel, Saraknyal, Asael, Armers, Batraal, Anane, Zavebe, Samsaveel, Ertael, Turel, Yomyael, Arazyal. These were the prefects of the two hundred angels, and the remainder were all with them. (6)(6) The Aramaic texts preserve an earlier list of names of these Watchers: Semihazah; Artqoph; Ramtel; Kokabel; Ramel; Danieal; Zeqiel; Baraqel; Asael; Hermoni; Matarel; Ananel; Stawel; Samsiel; Sahriel; Tummiel; Turiel; Yomiel; Yhaddiel (Milik, p. 151).
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Then they took wives, each choosing for himself; whom they began to approach, and with whom they cohabited; teaching them sorcery, incantations, and the dividing of roots and trees.11
And the women conceiving brought forth giants, (7)(7) The Greek texts vary considerably from the Ethiopic text here. One Greek manuscript adds to this section, "And they [the women] bore to them [the Watchers] three races–first, the great giants. The giants brought forth [some say "slew"] the Naphelim, and the Naphelim brought forth [or "slew"] the Elioud. And they existed, increasing in power according to their greatness." See the account in the Book of Jubilees.
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Whose stature was each three hundred cubits. These devoured all which the labor of men produced; until it became impossible to feed them;13
When they turned themselves against men, in order to devour them;14
And began to injure birds, beasts, reptiles, and fishes, to eat their flesh one after another, (8) and to drink their blood.(8) Their flesh one after another. Or, "one another’s flesh." R.H. Charles notes that this phrase may refer to the destruction of one class of giants by another (Charles, p. 65).
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Then the earth reproved the unrighteous.
First seeing this entity at the age of ten was the time I an I realized that there was something going on in this world other than what the normal senses can pick up on
The Second time this entity came to my attention was through a friend (Winston) from what we call the tribe of Joseph, One day Winston brings to my attention that there is a strange figure on the back of a five pound note.
As soon as I an I saw what he was pointing out time froze and a journey back to my childhood began, someone else was aware of this spirit!
There has been many afterlife instances that I an I Will share before my time come. Elohim, Jehovah, Adoni
