1 And after this law I saw another law dealing with the smaller luminary, which is named the Moon. (ENO) 2 And her circumference is like the circumference of the heaven, and her chariot in which she rides is driven by the wind, and light is given to her in (definite) measure. (ENO) 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)
Book of Enoch 73:1–3
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Book of Enoch 74:1–2
1 And I saw another course, a law for her, (and) how according to that law she performs her monthly revolution. (ENO) 2 And all these Uriel, the holy angel who is the leader of them all, showed to me, and their positions, and I wrote down their positions as he showed th… (ENO)
Book of Enoch 78:16–17
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Book of Enoch 73:7–8
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Book of Enoch 78:5–7
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Book of Enoch 78:11–13
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