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| | The Oldest Christian Sects, Communities and Their Teachings |
 | | According to this gospel, the angel Gabriel declares to Mary that, "The Holy Spirit, even the Mother of Wisdom shall come upon Joseph." Mary is then admonished to abstain from animal flesh and strong drink and is told that the child shall be consecrated to the "All-Eternal" from the womb. |
 | | Yekun, whose name means "rebel," likewise seduced all the sons of the "holy angels" and caused them to descend to earth, thus leading astray the offspring of men. |
 | | Kesabel, another Watcher, induced the holy angels to "corrupt their bodies by generating mankind," a remarkable passage which demonstrates that angels, both good and evil, could either remain in heaven or descend to earth (presumably through incarnation) and live their lives as human beings, even procreating offspring. |
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