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R. Ishmael ben Elisha (attributed) · The Hebrew Book of Enoch (3 Enoch) · 3 of 54

Chapter 3

Translated by Hugo Odeberg

Metatron has 70 names, but God calls him ’ Youth ’

R. Ishmael said:

1 In that hourl I asked Metatron, the angel, the Prince of the Presence: “What is thy name?”

2 He answered me: “I have seventy names, corresponding to the seventy tongues of the world and all of them are based upon the name Metatron, angel of the Presence; but my King calls me Youth’ (Na’ar)”