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Nahashel
Of the hostHost reconstruction
Serpent-charms
Omens and snakes are one word in Hebrew; his office refuses to split them.
- Etymology
- From naḥash, serpent and omen.
- Cited
- 1 Enoch 6:7–8 — chiefs of tens; office reconstructed from the chief’s art
Powers
- Charming serpents
- Reading omens in their motion
What was taught
The hiss as a model of enchantment, and how venom is both poison and writing in the blood.
EnchantmentsHost of Shemihazah
Whole decadWe swear upon Hermon that we shall take wives among the daughters of men.