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The Book of Enoch · 29 of 109
1.And thence I went to another place in the desert, and approached to the east of this mountain range.
2.And [there] I saw aromatic trees exhaling the fragrance of frankincense and myrrh, and the trees also were similar to the almond tree.
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Why does Enoch notice trees smelling of frankincense and myrrh in the desert?
Enoch reports a vision where he moves eastward and sees “aromatic trees exhaling the fragrance of frankincense and myrrh,” which marks this place as sacred and otherworldly. The specific scents—frankincense and myrrh—signal priestly or ritual presence, the same perfumes used in temple rites described in Exodus and echoed in later prophetic symbolism.
The trees’ likeness to the almond tree matters because the almond recurs in Jewish scripture as a sign of watchfulness and divine favor (see Exodus 25:33–34 and Jeremiah 1:11–12). Enoch uses sensory detail to make the terrain itself function like a holy space, where smell and form testify to the mountain’s spiritual character.
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