Ezekiel 1:26
24 When they moved, I heard the sound of their wings—it was like the sound of rushing waters, or the voice of the Sovereign One, or the tumult of an army. When they stood still, they lowered their wings. 25 Then there was a voice from above the platform over their heads when they stood still. 26 Above the platform over their heads was something like a sapphire shaped like a throne. High above on the throne was a form that appeared to be a man. 27 I saw an amber glow like a fire enclosed all around from his waist up. From his waist down I saw something that looked like fire. There was a brilliant light around it, 28 like the appearance of a rainbow in the clouds after the rain. This was the appearance of the surrounding brilliant light; it looked like the glory of the Lord. When I saw it, I threw myself face down, and I heard a voice speaking.
1 Enoch 18:7
5 I saw the winds on the earth carrying the clouds: I saw ⌈⌈the paths of the angels. I saw⌉⌉ at the end of the earth the firmament of the heaven above. And I proceeded and saw a place which burns day and night, where there are seven mountains of magnificent stones, three towards the east, and three towards the south. 6 And as for those towards the east, 〈one〉 was of coloured stone, and one of pearl, and one of jacinth, and those towards the south of red stone. 7 But the middle one reached to heaven like the throne of God, of alabaster, and the summit of the throne was of sapphire. 8 And I saw a flaming fire. And beyond these mountains 9 is a region the end of the great earth: there the heavens were completed.
Notes and References
"... These mountains are further described in 1 Enoch 18:7. The three to the east are of colored stone; one is referred to more specifically as pearl and another as ‘healing stone,’ following the Ethiopic - the Greek is unclear. Since ‘healing stone’ makes little sense, emendations such as ‘violet’ or ‘blue’ stone, indicating perhaps sapphire or jasper have been proposed. The mountains to the south are of red stone, literally of a ‘fiery stone’. Nickelsburg notes that the author’s gemology is obscure in many respects. The intricacies of 1 Enoch 18:7’s gemology do not critically impact our understanding of the geography with but few exceptions. The text of 1 Enoch 18:7 reads as follows: “And those to the east (are) of colored stone, one of pearl and one of jasper. Those to the south of fiery (red) stone.” An association of mountains with gems recalls Ezekiel 28’s ‘mountain of God’ where the primal human being dwelt with a covering of precious stones. The ‘mountain of God’ in this context appears as Eden, the garden of God (Ezekiel 28:13). The inhabitant of the garden had precious jewels to serve as a ‘hedge’ (‘wall’) or a ‘garment’ ..."
Bautch, Kelley Coblentz A Study of the Geography of 1 Enoch 17-19: “No One Has Seen What I Have Seen.” (p. 116) Brill, 2003