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Enoch, Jubilees and others · 1 Enoch 69:6

Gadreel and the weapons of death

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Reference1 Enoch 69:6
WrittenSimilitudes, c. 50 BCE–70 CE
SetBefore the Flood
And the third was named Gadreel: he it is who showed the children of men all the blows of death, and he led astray Eve, and showed the weapons of death to the sons of men.

Translation: R. H. Charles, 1917

Read it literally

The same Watcher is credited with Eve's deception and with weapons. Merge the serpent in Eden with the arms dealer.

What scholars say

The Similitudes (chapters 37–71) are the only part of 1 Enoch missing at Qumran.

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Quick answers about 1 Enoch 69:6

Where is 1 Enoch 69:6 found?

1 Enoch 69:6 (Enoch, Jubilees and others). Translation quoted: R. H. Charles, The Book of Enoch (SPCK, 1917; first ed. 1912).

When was 1 Enoch 69:6 written?

Similitudes, c. 50 BCE–70 CE.

What do scholars say about 1 Enoch 69:6?

The Similitudes (chapters 37–71) are the only part of 1 Enoch missing at Qumran.

Rabbit holes in this passage

Text1 EnochA book quoted by name in the New Testament dropped out of nearly every Bible, yet stayed whole for over a thousand years in Ge'ez, the classical language of Ethiopia. Parts of it, written under Enoch's name, were later found among the Dead Sea Scrolls. It tells of fallen angels, giants and journeys through heaven. Why was it lost?BeingGadreelOne angel gets two crimes in a single sentence. According to a Jewish text from around the turn of the era, Gadreel handed humanity the shield, the coat of mail and the sword, and he also led Eve astray in Eden. He is named only once. Was he the serpent, or a later add-on to the story?

Sources

  1. R. H. Charles, The Book of Enoch (SPCK, 1917; first ed. 1912)Primary text
  2. The Book of Enoch, trans. R. H. Charles, The Book of Enoch (1917)Primary text
  3. 1 Enoch 69:6, trans. R. H. Charles, The Book of Enoch (1917)Primary text

Scholarly dates are rounded. The wording follows the named public-domain translation.

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