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The Book of Enoch · 4 of 109
And again, observe ye the days of summer how the sun is above the earth over against it. And you seek shade and shelter by reason of the heat of the sun, and the earth also burns with growing heat, and so you cannot tread on the earth, or on a rock by reason of its heat.
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Why does the chapter describe the sun making the earth unbearably hot?
The chapter reports an observational detail: during the days of summer “the sun is above the earth over against it,” and the heat makes the ground and rocks too hot to tread. This image sets a straightforward natural scene that illustrates the sun’s overpowering presence and the human need for shade and shelter.
That detail prepares the reader for Enoch’s broader interest in cosmic order and cycles; later chapters continue cataloguing celestial motions and their effects, a project similar to the astronomical concerns in the Book of Jubilees. The passage functions as an empirical note anchoring those larger cosmological claims.
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