Introduction

The benei, taken from Hebrew benei ha-elohim-“sons of God,” are known in English as the Watchers. Though they had fallen as the Fallen Angels (including the Devil) had, they had fallen for the love of human women. Leaving Heaven for these women, they married them and produced off-spring called the Nephilim. They also taught women how to use makeup and (for both men and women) how to use weapons. The benei in this story has had his wife Inanna (taken from the Mesopotamian goddess of fertility, love, and war) murdered and their children drowned. And, like most benei, he himself had been punished for his crime against Elohim. Before the time of Moses, the Hebrews often called God Elohim or Yahweh. And, even stranger, Elohim had a wife named Asherah. Both were respected and glorified by the people of the tribe of Abraham (both through Ishmael and Isaac), but by Moses’ time Asherah became a symbol of pagan religions. In modern times, the closest equivalent to Asherah is Christianity’s Holy Spirit. The hosts of Heaven speak Adamite (as humanity calls it) and with it comes a different system of time. The time before Adamah, when only Heaven stood, was called Ante Terra (A.T.);

after that was Tempus Enoch (T.E.) the age of the children of Adam and Eve, and the dawn of the Nephilim. Post Diluvium (P.D.) was the time after the flood until the end of the Old Testament, followed by Aevum Adami (A.A.), which was the age of Yeshua Natzara, or the new Adam. Nova Eva (N.E.) was the time of the apostles and their new Eve, only to end with Saeculum Christianum (S.C.) which was the launch of Christianity as a major religion. Finis Terrae (F.T.) is Armageddon (which lasts 10,000 years), and finally ends with Regnante Shamayim (R.S.) or the age of Heaven. With stories taken from both history and the Bible, the benei travels through time as his punishment. Though forbidden to speak to humanity, he frequently ignores this rule and helps change the course of history. Though unnamed throughout the story, the benei tells of his travels as he prays to Mother Asherah for guidance and help on his journey to Heaven. But after thousands of years on Adamah, could he truly be ready to walk amongst his brethren once his voyage is done?