Fallen angel

=== 2 Enoch ===
The concept of fallen angels is also in the [[Second Book of Enoch]]. It tells about [[Enoch (ancestor of Noah)|Enoch]]'s ascent through the layers of heaven. During his journey, he encounters fallen angels imprisoned in the [[Seven heavens|2nd heaven]]. At first, he decides to pray for them, but refuses to do so, since he himself as merely human, would not be worthy to pray for angels. In the 5th heaven however, he meets other rebellious angels, here called ''[[Watcher (angel)|Grigori]]'', remaining in grief, not joining the heavenly hosts in song. Enoch tries to cheer them up by telling about his prayers for their fellow angels and thereupon they join the heavenly liturgy.<ref>Annette Yoshiko Reed ''Fallen Angels and the History of Judaism and Christianity: The Reception of Enochic Literature'' Cambridge University Press 2005 {{ISBN|978-1-139-44687-7}} pp. 103–104</ref>

Strikingly, the text refers to the leader of the Grigori as Satanail and not as Azael or Shemyaza, as in the other Books of Enoch.<ref name="Orlov 2012">Andrei Orlov, Gabriele Boccaccini ''New Perspectives on 2 Enoch: No Longer Slavonic Only'' Brill 2012 {{ISBN|978-90-04-23014-9}} pp. 150, 164</ref> But the Grigori are identified with the Watchers of 1 Enoch.<ref name="Orlov,164">{{harvnb|Orlov|2011|p=164}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Anderson|2000|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=1YoUBBVGBGEC&dq=2+enoch+18%3A3&pg=PA46 64]: "In 2 Enoch 18:3... the fall of Satan and his angels is talked of in terms of the Watchers (Grigori) story, and connected with Genesis 6:1–4."}}</ref>

The narration of the Grigori in 2 Enoch 18:1–7, who went down on to earth, married women and "befouled the earth with their deeds", resulting in their confinement under the earth, shows that the author of 2 Enoch knew about the stories in 1 Enoch.<ref name="Orlov 2012" /> The longer [[recension]] of 2 Enoch, chapter 29 refers to angels who were "thrown out from the height" when their leader tried to become equal in rank with the Lord's power (2 Enoch 29:1–4), an idea probably taken from [[Ancient Canaanite religion]] about [[Attar (god)|Attar]], trying to rule the throne of [[Baal]]. The equation of an angel called ''Satanail'' with a deity trying to usurp the throne of a higher deity, was also adapted by later Christian in regard to the fall of Satan.<ref>Howard Schwartz ''Tree of Souls: The Mythology of Judaism'' Oxford University Press 2006 {{ISBN|978-0-19-532713-7}} p. 108</ref>