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    Default Tree Of Knowledge

    Reading the book of Enoch, it appears that the
    tree of knowledge is a real tree with real fruit
    growing on it.

    A man called Khanokh, is being shown visions
    and he has just left one and is now entering
    another one.

    From Chapter 1 of Khanokh:

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    1: After these fragrant odors, as I looked towards
    the north over the mountains, I saw seven mountains
    full of choice nard and fragrant trees and cinnamon
    and pepper.

    2: And from there I went over the summits of all these
    mountains, far towards the east of the land, and passed
    above the Erythraean sea and went far from it, and passed
    over the *malach Zotiel. So I came to the Garden of Obedience.

    3: And from far off I saw trees more numerous than these
    trees. But there were two large trees there, very great,
    beautiful and splendid and magnificent, also the tree of
    knowledge, of which they eat the very special fruit and
    thereby recognize great *chokma.

    4: This tree is like the fir in height and its leaves are like
    those of the Carob tree.

    5: Its fruit is like the clusters of the vine, very
    beautiful, and the fragrance of the tree penetrates afar.

    6: Then I said, ‘How beautiful is the tree, and how
    attractive is its appearance!’ Then Raphael, the *qadosh
    malach who was with me, answered me and said, ‘This is
    the tree of chokma, of which your aged father and mother
    before you have eaten, and they learned chokma. Yes, their
    eyes were opened, and they knew they were naked, so they
    were driven out of the garden.’
    * malach, malachim = supernatural messengers, angelic men or beings
    * chokma (COKE-mah) = wisdom, understanding; often personified.
    * qadosh, qodesh, qadoshim = set apart, set apart ones, saints

    Make of it what you will.

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