1 ON the third day I commanded the earth to make grow great and fruitful trees, and hills, and seed to sow, and I planted Paradise, and enclosed it, and placed as armed guardians flaming angels, and thus I created renewal. (2EN) 2 Then came evening, and came morning the fourth day. (2EN) 3 [Wednesday]. On the fourth day I commanded that there should be great lights on the heavenly circles. (2EN) 4 On the first uppermost circle I placed the stars, Kruno, and on the second Aphrodit, on the third Aris, on the fifth Zeus, on the sixth Ermis, on the seventh lesser the moon, and adorned it with the lesser stars. (2EN) 5 And on the lower I placed the sun for the illumination of day, and the moon and stars for the illumination of night. (2EN)
2 Enoch 30:1–5
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