The Book of the Secrets of Enoch 13
Men bore Enoch eastward and placed him at the sun's gates regulating seasons, months, and hours of day and night.
1hose men bore me away to the east, and placed me at the sun's gates, where the sun goes forth according to the regulation of the seasons and the circuit of the months of the whole year, and the number of the hours day and night.
2 And I saw six gates open, each gate having sixty-one stadia and A quarter of one stadium, and I measured (them) truly, and understood their size (to be) so much, through which the sun goes forth, and goes to the west, and is made even, and rises throughout all the months, and turns back again from the six gates according to the succession of the seasons; thus (the period) of the whole year is finished after the returns of the four seasons.
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Men bore Enoch eastward and placed him at the sun's gates regulating seasons, months, and hours of day and night.
Enoch saw six gates open, each measuring sixty-one stadia and a quarter of one stadium.
He measured the gates truly and understood their size as the paths through which the sun goes forth.
The sun goes to the west, is made even, rises through all months, then turns back by seasonal succession.
The whole year finishes after the returns of the four seasons as the sun cycles the six gates.
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In brief
Men carry Enoch to the east and set him at the sun's gates, where he sees six open gates each measuring sixty-one stadia and a quarter. Through these the sun emerges and travels west, rising and returning according to the seasons and months to complete the full year.