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1 Enoch 19:1

Pseudepigrapha

1 And Uriel said to me: 'Here shall stand the angels who have united with women, and their spirits, taking many different forms, are corrupting mankind and leading them astray to worship demons as gods. Here they shall remain until the day of the great judgment when they will be judged and brought to an end. 2 And the women of the angels who went astray will become sirens.' 3 And I, Enoch, alone saw the vision, the ends of all things: and no man shall see as I have seen.

Date: 200-50 B.C.E. (based on scholarly estimates) Source

1 Corinthians 10:20

New Testament

18 Look at the people of Israel. Are not those who eat the sacrifices partners in the altar? 19 Am I saying that idols or food sacrificed to them amount to anything? 20 No, I mean that what the pagans sacrifice is to demons and not to God. I do not want you to be partners with demons. 21 You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. You cannot take part in the table of the Lord and the table of demons. 22 Or are we trying to provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we really stronger than he is?

Date: 55-57 C.E. (based on scholarly estimates) Source

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Notes and References

"... It is worth pausing to consider the theology of Paul at this point. In the undisputed Pauline letters, demons are mentioned in only one passage (1 Corinthians 10:20f; elsewhere only 1 Timothy 4:1) ... what pagans sacrifice they offer to demons and not to God ... In all this there are clearly parallels to the Greek concept of 'demon', but the actual overlap is limited. 'Demon' is used primarily as a contemptuous name for the heathen gods of idol worship (LXX Psalm 96:5, LXX Isaiah 65:3, 11; Baruch 4:7; Jubilees 1:11; 1 Enoch 19:1, 99:7) ..."

Dunn, James D. G. Demon-Possession and Exorcism in The New Testament (pp. 210-225) Churchman: A Quarterly Journal of Anglican Theology, 1980

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Sirens is real or is not real?

Gabrielle, May 31, 2023

Are sirens real?

Dana, July 23, 2023

Why was the book of Enoch removed from the Bible?

Ivy, January 28, 2024

Are sirens real?

Vanessa, July 9, 2024

Why is it so hard to find out what to eat as righteous? It’s a sin to eat demon food which is almost everything, so what do we eat to be on Gods menu?

Shane, September 13, 2024

In response to Gabrielle and Ivy's question I would answer that if we take the book of First Enoch as being real and inspired by God (which I most definitely do) then yes sirens are absolutely real, and they are also the source of the mythology behind sirens and mermaids.

Clint, September 25, 2024

So sirens and giants are real they aren’t just mythical creatures but where once alive this doesn’t explain why we are told that giants and sirens didn’t exist once

Unknown, November 6, 2024

Sirens are real, deep sea fisherman can confirm

Adam, January 20, 2025

Sirens were not mermaids, but birds.

Here is a discussion:

I am a biblical scholar and Enoch does not say that sirens are mermaids. In biblical circles anyway, sirens and mermaids are two very different things. Of course everything is conjecture as to what they were. But here's what I've been ...

Craig H, February 13, 2025

Craig H I want to get more knowledge on your POV

G, March 10, 2025

Read the bible mermaids and sirens are make believe

Anonymous, March 13, 2025

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