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Seven mountains of precious stone surround a lofty fragrant tree whose branches glow beneath the throne-like central peak.
ANCIENT JEWISH LITERATURE · R. H. CHARLES

1 ENOCH 24

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CHAPTER VISUAL

Enoch 24 — Enoch reaches seven glorious mountains and a fragrant tree reserved beside the holy mountain.

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This scene is a visual interpretation of the chapter in the public-domain R. H. Charles translation; visionary imagery is presented symbolically without claiming details beyond the text.

Passage basis: 1 Enoch 24:1–6
Ancient Jewish literatureIncluded for historical and biblical study; not part of the Protestant biblical canon.
  1. 1〚And from thence I went to another place of the earth〛, and he showed me a mountain range of fire which burnt 〚day and〛 night.
  2. 2And I went beyond it and saw seven magnificent mountains all differing each from the other, and the stones (thereof) were magnificent and beautiful, magnificent as a whole, of glorious appearance and fair exterior: 〚three towards〛 the east, 〚one〛 founded on the other, and three towards the south, 〚one〛 upon the other, and deep rough ravines, no one of which joined with any other.
  3. 3And the seventh mountain was in the midst of these, and it excelled them in height, resembling the seat of a throne: and fragrant trees encircled the throne.
  4. 4And amongst them was a tree such as I had never yet smelt, neither was any amongst them nor were others like it: it had a fragrance beyond all fragrance, and its leaves and blooms and wood wither not for ever: and its fruit 〚is beautiful, and its fruit〛 resembles the dates of a palm.
  5. 5Then I said: ‘⌜How⌝ beautiful is this tree, and fragrant, and its leaves are fair, and its blooms 〚very〛 delightful in appearance.’
  6. 6Then answered Michael, one of the holy 〚and honoured〛 angels who was with me, and was their leader,

R. H. Charles translation (1912) · Reprinted 1917 · Public domain in the United States · Editorial brackets and uncertainty markers preserved · Source edition