The Mahdi Times The Mahdi Times Issue #26 January 2015 | Page 7

himself one and they began to
go in unto them and to defile
themselves with them and they
taught them charms and
enchantments and the cutting
of roots and made them
acquainted with plants.

the use of antimony and the
beautifying of the eyelids and
all kinds of costly stones and
all colouring tinctures.

2. And they became pregnant,
and they bare great giants,
whose height was three
thousand ells
3. Who consumed all the
acquisitions of men. And when
men could no longer sustain
them,
4. The giants turned against
them and devoured mankind.
5. And they began to sin
against birds and beasts and
reptiles and fish and to devour
one another's flesh and drink
the blood.
6. Then the earth laid
accusation against the lawless
ones.
Chapter 8,
1. And Azâzêl taught men to
make swords and knives and
shields and breastplates and
made known to them the
metals (of the earth) and the
art of working them and
bracelets and ornaments and

2. And there arose much
godlessness, and they
committed fornication, and
they were led astray, and
became corrupt in all their
ways. Semjâzâ taught
enchantments, and rootcuttings, Armârôs the resolving
of enchantments, Kôkabêl the