Book of Enoch

Glossary

• Abel … Cain: the sons of Adam and Eve
• antimony: a chemical element, a silvery gray metal
• Azazel: a mysterious supernatural being in Jewish mythology, regarded as an outcast or as having characteristics of Satan
• chiefs of tens: that is, each of the leaders listed led ten other Watchers; there were two hundred Watchers, but only nineteen leaders listed, an inconsistency that has no explanation
• cutting of roots: possibly an indication that the wives were provided with secret wisdom
• Dan: a biblical city, the northernmost city in Israel, belonging to the Israelite tribe of Dan
• Dudael: the place of imprisonment for Azazel
• Erythraean sea: a name used to refer variously to the Red Sea, the Persian Gulf, and portions of the Indian Ocean
• frankincense: an aromatic resin used in perfumes and incense
• mastic: here, a plant resin
• Michael, Uriel, Raphael, and Gabriel: the angels of God
• Mount Hermon: a mountain on the border between Syria and Lebanon
• myrrh: an aromatic resin, at times more valuable than gold
• son of Lamech: that is, Noah
• Tartarus: the underworld; hell