Enoch travels south and sees three gates of heaven from which dew, rain, and wind emerge. This concludes the Book of Watchers (chapters 1-36) and Enoch's two cosmic journeys.
The four-directional tour concludes with the south. The symmetrical structure — three gates at each cardinal point — creates a complete cosmic map with twelve total gates, a number that resonates throughout Scripture (twelve tribes, twelve apostles, twelve gates of the New Jerusalem in Revelation 21:12-13).
None significant.
Revelation 21:12-13 (twelve gates of the New Jerusalem, three on each side); Ezekiel 48:30-34 (gates of the city named for the tribes); Psalm 78:26 (south wind from God).
Ge'ez text per Charles/Knibb editions
From there I went southward to the ends of the earth and saw three open gates of heaven. From them come dew, rain, and wind.
REF And from thence I went to the south to the ends of the earth, and saw there three open portals of the heaven: and thence there come dew, rain, and wind.
Ge'ez text per Charles/Knibb editions
From there I went to the eastern end of heaven and saw the three eastern gates of heaven open, with smaller gates above them.
REF And from thence I went to the east of the ends of the heaven, and saw here the three eastern portals of heaven open and small portals above them.
Ge'ez text per Charles/Knibb editions
Through each of these small gates the stars of heaven pass and run their course westward on the path appointed for them.
REF Through each of these small portals pass the stars of heaven and run their course to the west on the path which is shown to them.
Ge'ez text per Charles/Knibb editions
And however many wonders I saw, I blessed the Lord of Glory each time. I continued to bless the Lord of Glory, who has done great and glorious wonders — to display the greatness of his work to angels and spirits and to humanity, so that they might praise his work and all his creation, so that they might behold the work of his power and praise the great work of his hands and bless him forever.
REF And as many as I saw I blessed always the Lord of Glory, and I continued to bless the Lord of Glory, who has wrought great and glorious wonders, to show the greatness of His work to the angels and to spirits and to men, that they might praise His work and all His creation: that they might see the work of His might and praise the great work of His hands and bless Him for ever.