- 1And all the others together with them took unto themselves wives, and each chose for himself one, and they began to go in unto them and to defile themselves with them, and they taught them charms and enchantments, and the cutting of roots, and made them acquainted with plants.
- 2And they became pregnant, and they bare great giants, whose height was three thousand ells:
- 3Who consumed all the acquisitions of men. And when men could no longer sustain them,
- 4The giants turned against them and devoured mankind.
- 5And they began to sin against birds, and beasts, and reptiles, and fish, and to devour one another’s flesh, and drink the blood.
- 6Then the earth laid accusation against the lawless ones.
ANCIENT JEWISH LITERATURE · R. H. CHARLES
1 ENOCH 7
Read the chapter and trace carefully labeled connections throughout the Bible.
CHAPTER VISUAL
Enoch 7 — The giants consume the earth, turn against humanity, and fill the world with blood and violence.
About this illustration
This scene is a visual interpretation of the chapter in the public-domain R. H. Charles translation; visionary imagery is presented symbolically without claiming details beyond the text.
Passage basis: 1 Enoch 7:1–6Ancient Jewish literatureIncluded for historical and biblical study; not part of the Protestant biblical canon.
R. H. Charles translation (1912) · Reprinted 1917 · Public domain in the United States · Editorial brackets and uncertainty markers preserved · Source edition
Bible Connections
These links distinguish direct quotation, explicit retelling, strong literary parallel, and broader shared tradition. A parallel does not by itself prove direct dependence.
The “sons of God” are understood as heavenly angels who see human women, desire them, and take wives.
1 Enoch expands the Nephilim tradition: heavenly beings and women produce immense and destructive offspring.
Genesis’ ancient mighty men become giants who exhaust human food and then consume people, animals, and blood.
Genesis says the earth was filled with violence; 1 Enoch describes the giants devastating the earth and filling it with bloodshed.
As Abel’s blood cries from the ground, the blood of those killed before the Flood causes the earth’s cry to reach heaven.