4 In the circumference of the sun there are seven portions of light which are added to it more than to the moon, and in definite measures it is transferred till the seventh portion of the sun is exhausted. (ENO)
Book of Enoch 78:4
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Book of Enoch 73:2–4
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Book of Enoch 78:10–12
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Book of Enoch 72:36–37
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Book of Enoch 73:7–8
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Book of Enoch 74:2–4
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2 Enoch 11:1–3
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Book of Enoch 72:15–17
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Book of Enoch 74:6–8
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