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title: "The Book of the Secrets of Enoch (2 Enoch)"
author: "Enoch (attributed)"
translator: "W. R. Morfill; edited by R. H. Charles"
languages: [en]
shelf: "Hidden books"
section: 38 of 70
url: https://scriptura.si/works/enoch-2-morfill-1896/38/
cite: "Enoch (attributed), tr. W. R. Morfill; edited by R. H. Charles, The Book of the Secrets of Enoch (2 Enoch), section 38. Scriptura (scriptura.si), https://scriptura.si/works/enoch-2-morfill-1896/38/"
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# The Book of the Secrets of Enoch (2 Enoch)

*Enoch (attributed), tr. W. R. Morfill; edited by R. H. Charles*

The Slavonic Enoch: ten heavens, and a closing fragment on the birth of Melchizedek.

## 38. Chapter 37

Source: https://scriptura.si/works/enoch-2-morfill-1896/38/ · cite a paragraph as https://scriptura.si/works/enoch-2-morfill-1896/38/#p-N

[¶0] 1 And God ealled one of His greatest angels, Noah.

[¶1] 2 On the extinction of that family. ‘This seems to refer to period of the sword and the disclosure of Enoch’s books introduces the Mes- terrible and [], and placed him by me, and the appearance of that angel was like snow, and his hands were like ice; he had a very cold appearance

[¶2] 5 and my face was chilled because I could not endure the fear of the Lord; just as it is not possible to endure the mighty fire and heat of the sun, and the frost of the air.. And the Lord said to me, ‘Enoch, if thy face is not chill here. no man can look upon thy face.’]