Enoch arrives at the garden of righteousness — paradise — and sees the tree of knowledge, from which Adam and Eve ate. Raphael identifies it and explains how Adam and Eve gained knowledge and were expelled. The tree is described in botanical detail.
Enoch actually sees the tree of knowledge — the instrument of the first fall — standing in the garden. This creates a narrative bridge between Genesis 3 (the first human transgression) and the Watchers' transgression (chapters 6-16), framing all of cosmic history as a story of boundary violations.
The botanical description of the tree of knowledge (like a carob) gives concrete form to what Genesis leaves unspecified.
Genesis 2:9, 17 (tree of knowledge of good and evil); Genesis 3:1-7 (eating and gaining knowledge); Romans 5:12 (through one man sin entered the world).
Ge'ez text per Charles/Knibb editions
After encountering these fragrances, I looked northward beyond the mountains and saw seven mountains full of fine nard and fragrant trees and cinnamon and pepper.
REF And after these fragrant odours, as I looked towards the north over the mountains I saw seven mountains full of choice nard and fragrant trees and cinnamon and pepper.
Ge'ez text per Charles/Knibb editions
From there I traveled over the summits of all those mountains, far toward the east, and passed above the Red Sea and far beyond it, and passed over the angel Zotiel.
REF And thence I went over the summits of all these mountains, far towards the east of the earth, and passed above the Erythraean sea and went far from it, and passed over the angel Zotîêl.
Ge'ez text per Charles/Knibb editions
I came to the Garden of Righteousness and saw beyond those trees many large trees growing there — trees of magnificent fragrance, large and very beautiful and glorious — and the tree of wisdom, from which those who eat gain great knowledge.
REF And I came to the Garden of Righteousness, and saw beyond those trees many large trees growing there and of goodly fragrance, large, very beautiful and glorious, and the tree of wisdom whereof they eat and know great wisdom.
Paradise — the Enochic term for the garden of God. Whether this is the original Eden or its heavenly counterpart is theologically ambiguous.
Ge'ez text per Charles/Knibb editions
That tree is as tall as a fir, and its leaves are like those of a carob tree. Its fruit is like clusters of grapes — very beautiful — and the fragrance of the tree carries far.
REF That tree is in height like the fir, and its leaves are like (those of) the Carob tree: and its fruit is like the clusters of the vine, very beautiful: and the fragrance of the tree penetrates afar.
Ge'ez text per Charles/Knibb editions
Then I said: 'How beautiful is the tree, and how appealing is its appearance!'
REF Then I said: 'How beautiful is the tree, and how attractive is its look!'
Ge'ez text per Charles/Knibb editions
Then Raphael, the holy angel who was with me, answered: 'This is the tree of wisdom, from which your ancient father and your aged mother — who came before you — ate. They gained knowledge, and their eyes were opened, and they knew they were naked, and they were driven out of the garden.'
REF Then Raphael the holy angel, who was with me, answered me and said: 'This is the tree of wisdom, of which thy father old (in years) and thy aged mother, who were before thee, have eaten, and they learnt wisdom and their eyes were opened, and they knew that they were naked and they were driven out of the garden.'