28 And on that night has the night decreased in length by a †ninth† part, and the night has become eleven parts and the day seven parts. (ENO) 29 And the sun has returned and entered into the second portal in the east, and returns on those his divisions of his orbit for thirty mornings, rising and setting. (ENO) 30 And on that day the night decreases in length, and the night amounts to ten parts and the day to eight. (ENO)
Book of Enoch 72:28–30
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Book of Enoch 72:15–17
15 And the sun mounts up to make the day shorter and the night longer, and the sun returns to the east and enters into the sixth portal, and rises from it and sets thirty mornings. (ENO) 16 And when thirty mornings are accomplished, the day decreases by exactly one part,… (ENO) 17 … (ENO)
Book of Enoch 72:21–23
21 And the sun rises from that portal and sets in the west, and returns to the east and rises thirty mornings in the third portal and sets in the west in the third portal. (ENO) 22 And on that day the night becomes longer than the day, and night becomes longer than night,… (ENO)
Book of Enoch 72:11–13
11 And the sun rises from that fourth portal, and sets in the fourth and returns to the fifth portal of the east thirty mornings, and rises from it and sets in the fifth portal. (ENO) 12 And then the day becomes longer by †two† parts and amounts to eleven parts, and the n… (ENO)
Book of Enoch 73:7–8
7 And she sets with the sun, and when the sun rises the moon rises with him and receives the half of one part of light, and in that night in the beginning of her morning [in the commencement of the lunar day] the moon sets with the sun, and is invisible that ni… (ENO)
Book of Enoch 72:33–35
33 And the length of the day and of the night, and the shortness of the day and of the night arise—through the course of the sun these distinctions are made (lit. ‘they are separated’). (ENO) 34 So it comes that its course becomes daily longer, and its course nightly shor… (ENO)
Book of Enoch 73:2–4
2 And her circumference is like the circumference of the heaven, and her chariot in which she rides is driven by the wind, and light is given to her in (definite) measure. (ENO) 3 And her rising and setting change every month: and her days are like the days of the sun,… (ENO) 4 … (ENO)
Job 17:11–13
11 My days have passed; my plans are broken off— even the desires of my heart. 12 They have turned night into day, making light seem near in the face of darkness. 13 If I look for Sheol as my home, if I spread out my bed in darkness,
Book of Enoch 74:2–4
2 And all these Uriel, the holy angel who is the leader of them all, showed to me, and their positions, and I wrote down their positions as he showed them to me, and I wrote down their months as they were, and the appearance of their lights till fifteen days we… (ENO)
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