Enoch, Jubilees and others · Apocalypse of Abraham 12–18
Abraham rides a bird into heaven
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The angel Yahoel takes Abraham up on the wings of a sacrificed pigeon. He sees a fire with voices in it, a throne of fire with four living creatures, and wheels full of eyes. Azazel appears as an unclean bird and tries to warn him off.
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Read it literally
Ezekiel's wheels again, and Azazel active in the patriarchs' time, not only before the Flood.
What scholars say
Survives only in Slavonic.
