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Enoch, Jubilees and others · Cave of Treasures

The Sethites come down the mountain

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ReferenceCave of Treasures
Writtenc. 400–600 CE, Syriac
SetBefore the Flood
The children of Seth live on a holy mountain near Paradise and are called 'sons of God'. Cain's descendants below make music and seduce them. The Sethites break their oath and go down the mountain, and their children are the giants.

Summary by the editors. Translation: Summary (Budge 1927) · About the translator

Read it literally

A second reading of Genesis 6: the 'sons of God' were a human elite on a mountain.

What scholars say

A Christian retelling of Genesis; Budge published it in 1927.

Giants and hybrids Council of gods
People and places hereCainE. A. Wallis BudgeSeth (son of Adam)

Quick answers about Cave of Treasures

Where is Cave of Treasures found?

Cave of Treasures (Enoch, Jubilees and others). Translation quoted: E. A. Wallis Budge, The Book of the Cave of Treasures (1927).

When was Cave of Treasures written?

c. 400–600 CE, Syriac.

What do scholars say about Cave of Treasures?

A Christian retelling of Genesis; Budge published it in 1927.

Rabbit holes in this passage

BeingThe divine council (sons of God)In Psalm 82, God stands in a heavenly assembly and sentences its members: "ye shall die like men." In Job, the sons of God come to present themselves, and an accuser walks in among them. The Hebrew Bible keeps glimpsing a divine court. Is it poetry about angels, or something older and stranger?

Sources

  1. E. A. Wallis Budge, The Book of the Cave of Treasures (1927)Primary text
  2. Psalm 82, King James VersionPrimary text

Scholarly dates are rounded. The wording follows the named public-domain translation.

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