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The Book of Enoch

76.1 And at the ends of the earth, I saw twelve Gates open to all the winds,

from which the winds come out and blow over the earth.

76.2 Three of them open in the front of Heaven, and three in the back, and

three on the right of Heaven, and three on the left.

76.3 And the three first are those towards the east, and then the three
towards the north, and the three after these towards the south, and the three

in the west.
76.4 Through four of them come winds of blessing and peace. And from

the other eight come winds of punishment; when they are sent they bring
devastation to the whole Earth, and to the water which is on it, and to all

those who dwell upon it, and to everything that is in the water and on dry

ground.

76.5 And the first wind from those Gates, called the east wind, comes out

through the first Gate, which is towards the east. The one that comes from

the south brings devastation, drought, heat, and destruction.

76.6 And through the second Gate, in the middle, comes what is right. And

from it come rain, and fruitfulness, and prosperity, and dew. And through

the third Gate, which is towards the north, comes cold and drought.

76.7 And after these, the winds towards the south come out, through three

Gates. First, through the first of the Gates, which inclines towards the east,

comes a hot wind.

76.8 And through the middle Gate, which is next to it, come pleasant

fragrances, and dew, and rain, and prosperity, and life.

76.9 And through the third Gate, which is towards the west, come dew, and

rain, and locusts, and devastation.

76.10 And after these, the winds towards the north..(…)..from the seventh

Gate, which is towards the east, come dew and rain, locusts and

devastation.

76.11 And through the Gate exactly in the middle, come rain, and dew, and

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