Egyptian-Hebrew stream·The Book of Enoch (1 Enoch)·Book I — Book of the Watchers·Chapter XXVII — The Accursed Valley
Gehenna prepared for those who utter evil
Uriel reveals: the accursed valley is for those who utter unseemly language against the Lord. Here in the last days they shall be gathered before the righteous as a spectacle of judgment.
Source context
- Theme
- cursed valley of judgment and the blessed destiny of the elect
Steiner
not engaged in the GA corpus
Cross-tradition
- Hebrew Scripture / Gehenna traditionThe accursed valley described in this chapter shows cross-tradition congruence with the Hinnom Valley (Ge-Hinnom) topology, where fire and judgment become associated with the fate of the wicked in post-exilic Hebrew thought.
- Zoroastrian eschatologyThe spatial separation of a blessed place for the righteous from a cursed place for the wicked displays cross-tradition congruence with Zoroastrian cosmological geography distinguishing Garōdmān (House of Song) from Drujō Demāna (House of Deceit).
Chapter XXVII
XXVII. The Purpose of the Accursed Valley.
CHAPTER XXVII.
1Then said I: 'For what object is this blessed land, which is entirely filled with trees, and this accursed valley ⌈⌈between⌉⌉?' 2. ⌈⌈Then Uriel, one of the holy angels who was with me, answered and said: 'This⌉⌉ accursed valley is for those who are accursed for ever: Here shall all ⌈the accursed⌉ be gathered together who utter with their lips against the Lord unseemly words and of His glory speak hard things.
**E** Here shall they be gathered together, and here shall be their place of judgement. 3. In the last days there shall be upon them the spectacle of righteous judgement in the presence of the righteous for ever: here shall the merciful bless the Lord of glory, the Eternal King. ** G g** Here shall they be gathered together, and here shall be the place of their habitation. 3. In the last times, in the days of the true judgement in the presence of the righteous for ever: here shall the **godly** bless the Lord of Glory, the Eternal Kin.
4In the days of judgement over the former, they shall bless Him for the mercy in accordance with which He has assigned them (their lot).' 5. Then I blessed the Lord of Glory and set forth His ⌈glory⌉ and lauded Him gloriously.
Chapter XXVIII
XXVIII-XXXIII. Further Journey to the East.
CHAPTER XXVIII
1And thence I went ⌈⌈towards the east⌉⌉, into the midst ⌈⌈of the mountain range of the desert⌉⌉,
and I saw a wilderness and it was solitary, full of trees **and plant**s. 2. ⌈⌈And⌉⌉ water gushed forth from above. 3. Rushing like a copious watercourse [which flowed] towards the north-west it caused clouds and dew to ascend on every side.
Chapter XXIX
CHAPTER XXIX.
1And thence I went to another place in the desert, and approached to the east of this mountain range. 2. And ⌈⌈there⌉⌉ I saw **aromatic** trees exhaling the fragrance of frankincense and myrrh, and the trees also were similar to the almond tree.
Chapter XXX
CHAPTER XXX.
1.And beyond these, I went afar to the east, and I saw another place, a valley (full) of water. 2. And ⌈therein there was⌉ a tree, the colour (?) of fragrant trees such as the mastic. 3. And on the sides of those valleys I saw fragrant cinnamon. And beyond these I proceeded to the east.
Chapter XXXI
CHAPTER XXXI.
1And I saw other mountains, and amongst them were ⌈groves of⌉ trees, and there flowed forth from them nectar, which is named sarara and galbanum. 2. And beyond these mountains I saw another mountain ⌈to the east of the ends of the earth⌉, ⌈⌈whereon were aloe trees⌉⌉, and all the trees were full **of stacte**, being like almond-trees. 3. And when one **burnt** it, it smelt sweeter than any fragrant odour.
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