1 Enoch 29:2
Study resource: not ScriptureR. H. Charles translation (1917) · public domain
And there I saw aromatic trees exhaling the fragrance of frankincense and myrrh, and the trees also were similar to the almond tree.
This verse’s chapter, studied
The Scent of Frankincense in the Wilderness
Enoch continues east of the mountain range into the desert and finds aromatic trees, resembling almond trees, that give off the fragrance of frankincense and myrrh.
- Exodus 30:34 : stands beside frankincense as an ingredient of the holy incense
- Song of Solomon 4:14 : stands beside myrrh and aloes named among 'the chief spices'
- Numbers 17:8 : stands beside Aaron's rod that budded and brought forth almonds
Teachers on this ground
R. H. Charles
The Book of Enoch (1917)
The public-domain translation this shelf reads, with the critical introduction the field still builds on.
Johnny Enlow
The Book of Enoch: Paraphrase and Commentary (2025)
A living teacher's paraphrase of the whole book with his own running commentary, from the prophetic stream.
Michael S. Heiser
A Companion to the Book of Enoch: A Reader's Commentary, Vol. I — The Book of the Watchers (2019)
A verse-by-verse reader's commentary on chapters 1–36: the closest thing in print to a study Bible for this section.