The fall of the Watchers, expanding the two obscure verses of Genesis 6:1-4 into the whole myth of the fallen angels. This passage is the source of most later Jewish and Christian demonology, including the names of the fallen. Charles' half-brackets marking restored text do not fall in these two verses. 1 Enoch is canonical in the Ethiopian Orthodox and Eritrean Orthodox churches and nowhere else.
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TextAnd it came to pass when the children of men had multiplied that in those days were born unto them beautiful and comely daughters. And the angels, the children of the heaven, saw and lusted after them, and said to one another: 'Come, let us choose us wives from among the children of men and beget us children.' 1 Reference Scheme Connections
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Enoch, Figures This source names Enoch directly: "1 Enoch is canonical in the Ethiopian Orthodox and Eritrean Orthodox churches and nowhere else."
Source The Book of EnochR. H. Charles
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Source The Book of EnochR. H. Charles
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1. The Book of Enoch
R. H. Charles, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge / Internet Sacred Text Archive, 19171 Enoch 6:1-2View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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