1 Enoch 36:2
Study resource: not ScriptureR. H. Charles translation (1917) · public domain
And from thence I went to the east to the ends of the heaven, and saw here the three eastern portals of heaven open and small portals above them.
This verse’s chapter, studied
The Circuit Completed, and a Doxology
Enoch completes the circuit by visiting the south, where three portals release dew, rain, and wind, then returns to the east, where three larger portals and smaller ones above them let the stars pass through on their appointed path to the west. The chapter, and the long cosmic tour that began several chapters earlier, closes with Enoch blessing the Lord of Glory for the greatness of his work.
- Psalms 19:1 : echoes the heavens declaring the glory of God
- Psalms 147:4 : stands beside God's greatness shown in numbering and naming the stars
- Revelation 7:1 : stands beside the four winds of the earth held at the four corners
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.