27 And the sun has (therewith) traversed the divisions of his orbit and turns again on those divisions of his orbit, and enters that portal thirty mornings and sets also in the west opposite to it. (ENO) 28 And on that night has the night decreased in length by a †ninth† part, and the night has become eleven parts and the day seven parts. (ENO) 29 And the sun has returned and entered into the second portal in the east, and returns on those his divisions of his orbit for thirty mornings, rising and setting. (ENO)
Book of Enoch 72:27–29
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Book of Enoch 72:14–16
14 On that day the day becomes longer than the night, and the day becomes double the night, and the day becomes twelve parts, and the night is shortened and becomes six parts. (ENO) 15 And the sun mounts up to make the day shorter and the night longer, and the sun returns… (ENO)
Book of Enoch 72:10–12
10 On that day the day is longer than the night by a ninth part, and the day amounts exactly to ten parts and the night to eight parts. (ENO) 11 And the sun rises from that fourth portal, and sets in the fourth and returns to the fifth portal of the east thirty mornings,… (ENO) 12 … (ENO)
Book of Enoch 72:20–22
20 On that day the day is equalized with the night, [and becomes of equal length], and the night amounts to nine parts and the day to nine parts. (ENO) 21 And the sun rises from that portal and sets in the west, and returns to the east and rises thirty mornings in the thi… (ENO)
Book of Enoch 74:16–17
16 [For in 8 years she falls behind to the amount of 80 days], all the days she falls behind in 8 years are 80. (ENO) 17 And the year is accurately completed in conformity with their world-stations and the stations of the sun, which rise from the portals through which it… (ENO)
Book of Enoch 73:7–8
7 And she sets with the sun, and when the sun rises the moon rises with him and receives the half of one part of light, and in that night in the beginning of her morning [in the commencement of the lunar day] the moon sets with the sun, and is invisible that ni… (ENO)
Book of Enoch 73:3–5
3 And her rising and setting change every month: and her days are like the days of the sun, and when her light is uniform (i.e. full) it amounts to the seventh part of the light of the sun. (ENO) 4 And thus she rises. And her first phase in the east comes forth on the t… (ENO)
Book of Enoch 78:4–6
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Book of Enoch 74:6–8
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