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) 4 And thus she rises. And her first phase in the east comes forth on the thirtieth morning: and on that day she becomes visible, and constitutes for you the first phase of the moon on the thirtieth day together with the sun in the portal where the sun rises. (ENO)
Book of Enoch 73:2–4
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Book of Enoch 73:7–8
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Book of Enoch 78:16–17
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Book of Enoch 78:5–7
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Book of Enoch 78:11–13
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Book of Enoch 74:2–4
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Book of Enoch 74:6–8
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Book of Enoch 72:26–28
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