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The Jewish pseudepigraphon Second Book of Enoch (Slavonic Enoch) refers to the Grigori, who are the same as the Watchers of 1 Enoch. [17] The Slavic word Grigori used in the book is a transcription [18] of the Greek word ἐγρήγοροι egrḗgoroi, meaning "wakeful". [19] The Hebrew equivalent is ערים, meaning "waking", "awake". [20]
In the Book of Enoch, one of the apocryphal writings, Samyaza is portrayed as the leader of a band of angels called "sons of God" or "Watchers" (grigori in Greek).. Samyaza is introduced in Book 6, heading a meeting of a total of 200 angels, wherein they discuss their desire to consummate with human women: [3]
Based on the number of copies found in the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Book of Enoch was widely read during the Second Temple period.Today, the Ethiopic Beta Israel community of Haymanot Jews is the only Jewish group that accepts the Book of Enoch as canonical and still preserves it in its liturgical language of Geʽez, where it plays a central role in worship. [7]
Articles relating to the Watchers, a type of biblical angel. Watcher occurs in both plural and singular forms in the Book of Daniel (4th–2nd century BC), where reference is made to their holiness. The apocryphal Books of Enoch (2nd–1st centuries BC) refer to both good and bad Watchers, with a primary focus on the rebellious ones.
The letter of Jude's citation of the Book of Enoch as prophetic text encouraged acceptance and usage of the Book of Enoch in early Christian circles. The main themes of Enoch about the Watchers corrupting humanity were commonly mentioned in early literature.
Watchers (angels) (24 P) Pages in category "Angels in the Book of Enoch" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.
One such tradition of archangels comes from the Old Testament biblical apocrypha, the third century BCE Book of the Watchers, [8] known as 1 Enoch or the Book of Enoch, eventually merged into the Enochic Pentateuch.
Armârôs (Aramaic: תרמני, Greek: Αρεαρώς, Arearṓs) was the 11th watcher on a list of 20 leaders of a group of 200 [citation needed] fallen angels called Grigori or "Watchers" in the Book of Enoch. The name means "cursed one" or "accursed one". [1]