“... Noteworthy in this passage is the reference to a glorious, brilliant chariot-throne that is seen by virtuous worshipers in a visionary context, as well as the depiction of the cherubim which both draws on and slightly alters the imagery of Ezekiel’s vision. In a similar manner, an early Enochic tradition depicted in the Book of the Watchers ascribes a typical vision of the chariot-throne to Enoch, the legendary seventh antediluvian patriarch. Characterized as an exalted scribe and priest, “the righteous man whose eyes were opened by God,” Enoch’s first-person testament reads: “and I saw in my vision … and I was looking, And I saw a lofty throne; Its appearance was like crystal and its wheels like the shining sun, and its [guardians] were cherubim” (14:14, 14:18-20). Literature from the Common Era likewise contains characteristic accounts about visions of God’s luminous chariot-throne, which Enoch and other righteous patriarchs and esteemed seers beheld. For instance, descriptions in the Similitudes of Enoch present Enoch’s vision of God’s chariot-throne guarded by seraphim, cherubim, and ophannim (e. g., 39:12, 40:2-10, 71:5-7). In 2 Enoch 22, Enoch’s vision of a “supremely great and not made by hands” chariot-throne is recounted, surrounded by the armies of the angelic hosts, cherubim, and seraphim (22:2). Similarly, the Ladder of Jacob ascribes to the pious patriarch Jacob a vision of the chariot-throne, the four-faced cherubim that carry it, and the six-winged seraphim who sing hymns and utter the trisagion (2:7-15). ...”