Genesis Chapter 6 - Kokabiel The Fallen Watchers | In His Image Genesis Bible Study
1 Enoch connects him directly with knowledge of the heavens , but we should be precise about what the ancient text actually attributes to him. Kokabiel — Watcher associated with the constellations In 1 Enoch 8:3 , after describing the Watchers giving forbidden teachings to humanity, the text assigns different subjects to different Watchers. In R. H. Charles's translation, it says: “Kôkabêl the constellations” So Kokabiel's specific teaching is the constellations . ( Sacred Texts ) His name appears in different forms depending upon the manuscript and translation: Kokabiel, Kôkabêl, Kakabel, or Kawkabel . The name is connected with the Semitic word for star —compare Hebrew kôkhāb (כּוֹכָב), “star.” What kind of knowledge would that involve? The text doesn't give us a detailed lesson from Kokabiel, so we shouldn't invent one. But within 1 Enoch's own celestial worldview, “the constellations” belongs to a much larger body of knowledge concerning the ordered movements ...