- 1And Azâzêl taught men to make swords, and knives, and shields, and breastplates, and made known to them the metals ‹of the earth› and the art of working them, and bracelets, and ornaments, and the use of antimony, and the beautifying of the eyelids, and all kinds of costly stones, and all colouring tinctures.
- 2And there arose much godlessness, and they committed fornication, and they were led astray, and became corrupt in all their ways.
- 3Semjâzâ taught enchantments, and root-cuttings, Armârôs the resolving of enchantments, Barâqîjâl, (taught) astrology, Kôkabêl the constellations, Ezêqêêl the knowledge of the clouds, ‹Araqiêl the signs of the earth, Shamsiêl the signs of the sun›, and Sariêl the course of the moon.
- 4And as men perished, they cried, and their cry went up to heaven....
ANCIENT JEWISH LITERATURE · R. H. CHARLES
1 ENOCH 8
Read the chapter and trace carefully labeled connections throughout the Bible.
CHAPTER VISUAL
Enoch 8 — The watchers disclose destructive arts and hidden knowledge, and corruption spreads across the earth.
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 8:1–4Ancient 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.
Pre-flood wickedness is connected with violence and forbidden arts taught by the Watchers.