Enoch, Jubilees and others · 1 Enoch 15:8–12

Dead giants become evil spirits

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Reference1 Enoch 15:8–12

Writtenc. 300–200 BCE

SetBefore and after the Flood

And now, the giants, who are produced from the spirits and flesh, shall be called evil spirits upon the earth, and on the earth shall be their dwelling. Evil spirits have proceeded from their bodies.

Translation: R. H. Charles, 1917

Read it literally

The hybrids' minds survive death and stay on earth, hungry and invisible. This bridges the Bible's giants and the Quran's jinn.

What scholars say

The earliest Jewish explanation for where demons come from.

Giants and hybrids Spirits and jinn

Quick answers about 1 Enoch 15:8–12

Where is 1 Enoch 15:8–12 found?

1 Enoch 15:8–12 (Enoch, Jubilees and others). Translation quoted: R. H. Charles, The Book of Enoch (SPCK, 1917; first ed. 1912).

When was 1 Enoch 15:8–12 written?

c. 300–200 BCE.

What do scholars say about 1 Enoch 15:8–12?