Shemyaza

Bezaleel also bears a remarkable similarity to Azazel (Azdzil in Arabic) or Shemyaza, the leader of the fallen Watchers in the Judaic-Christian apocryphal Book of Enoch. Just as Prometheus presented man with fire, Azazel released to humankind the secrets of metallurgy, the manufacture of weapons and jewelry, and the use of antimony in art and medicine. He also taught women the art of cosmetics, to be promiscuous and to enjoy sex. For these transgressions, God condemned Azazel to remain forever bound in the desert of Dudael. As Shemyaza, he hangs upside down between heaven and earth in the constellation of Orion. The only known statute of this leader of the Watchers is in the choir of Rosslyn Chapel, in Scotland. 

In Chapter 11, we noted that the only known statute of Shemyaza hangs upside down in the choir of Rosslyn Chapel. It is a particular marker of the treasure in the crypt. According to the Mandaeans, this angel, as Razalel, was particularly distinguished in delivering the Book of Adam, which is known to scholars as the Codex Nasarous. 

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