3 Enoch
Also called the Hebrew Book of Enoch, or Sefer Hekhalot. Rabbi Ishmael's ascent through the seven halls, his meeting with Metatron — the angel who was once Enoch — and the fullest vision of the heavenly hierarchy in all of Jewish mysticism.
The Ascent of Rabbi IshmaelChapters 1–2
Rabbi Ishmael ascends through the seven halls of heaven and is placed in the charge of the angel Metatron, Prince of the Presence.
Enoch Becomes MetatronChapters 3–16
The angel reveals that he is Enoch, taken from among men, transformed into fire and given seventy names — the lesser YHWH enthroned beside the throne of glory.
The Angelic HierarchyChapters 17–40
Metatron unveils the ranks and princes of heaven — the Watchers, the Chayyoth, the Ophannim, the Seraphim, and the courts that judge the world.
The Cosmic Secrets RevealedChapters 41–48
Enoch is shown the hidden workings of creation, the letters that founded the world, the souls of the righteous, and the coming ages.
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