The Book of Enoch (1 Enoch, Charles translation) · 50 of 141 · tr. R.H. Charles
Chapter XXXI
CHAPTER XXXI. 1. And I saw other mountains, and amongst them were ⌈ groves of ⌉ trees, and there flowed forth from them nectar, which is named sarara and galbanum. 2. And beyond these mountains I saw another mountain ⌈ to the east of the ends of the earth ⌉ , ⌈⌈ whereon were aloe trees ⌉⌉ , and all the trees were full of stacte , being like almond-trees. 3. And when one burnt it, it smelt sweeter than any fragrant odour.
Themes
◆Ritual Firepraxis
Fire as medium of divine presence.
The text mentions burning the fragrant substance ('when one burnt it'), implying the use of fire as a medium for offering or sacred fragrance.
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A staged journey of the soul upward through heavenly realms or levels of being toward the divine source.
The passage describes a visionary journey moving 'beyond these mountains' to another, indicating a staged progression through sacred geography typical of ascent narratives.
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