1 Enoch 31:2
Study resource: not ScriptureR. H. Charles translation (1917) · public domain
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.
This verse’s chapter, studied
Where Nectar Runs Between the Mountains
Enoch sees more mountains flowing with resin-like nectar named sarara and galbanum, then another mountain to the east covered in aloe trees whose burned stacte gives a scent sweeter than any other.
- Exodus 30:34 : stands beside galbanum among the spices of the holy incense
- Song of Solomon 4:14 : stands beside myrrh and aloes among 'the chief spices'
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.