“1. And it came to pass when the children of men had multiplied that in those days were born unto them beautiful and comely daughters. 2. And the angels, the children of the heaven, saw and lusted after them, and said to one another: 'Come, let us choose us wives from among the children of men and beget us children’.”
That is from the Book of Enoch chapter 6, first two verses.
This is from Genesis chapter 6, first two verses:
“1. And it came to pass when men began to be numerous upon the earth, and daughters were born to them, 2. that the sons of God having seen the daughters of men that they were beautiful, took to themselves wives of all whom they chose.”
There is no possibility these are coincidentally so similar. Maybe one is quoting the other or both are quoting a common source. So which came first? Is there another explanation? Those of us who believe the Book of Enoch is genuinely from Enoch, great grandfather of Noah, might say Genesis came later. Yet not necessarily so, since Genesis might be quoting Noah and Noah might be the editor of the Book of Enoch, having written part of it, so maybe Noah simply wrote both passages, and neither quotes the other. They are just written by the same person.
