2 And the moon has four names: the first name is Asônjâ, the second Eblâ, the third Benâsê, and the fourth Erâe. (ENO) 3 These are the two great luminaries: their circumference is like the circumference of the heaven, and the size of the circumference of both is alike. (ENO) 4 In the circumference of the sun there are seven portions of light which are added to it more than to the moon, and in definite measures it is transferred till the seventh portion of the sun is exhausted. (ENO)
Book of Enoch 78:2–4
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Book of Enoch 73:2–4
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Book of Enoch 78:10–12
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Book of Enoch 78:16–17
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Book of Enoch 74:4–6
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