Chapter
1 Adam and Eve 29

Book of 1 Adam and Eve - Chapter 29

1 Adam and Eve 29:1

But when the merciful God saw that Satan wished to kill Adam with his many tricks, and saw that Adam was meek and without guile, God spoke to Satan in a loud voice, and cursed him.

1 Adam and Eve 29:2

Then he and his hosts fled, and Adam and Eve remained standing on the top of the mountain, from there they saw below them the wide world, high above which they were. But they saw none of the host which time after time were by them.

1 Adam and Eve 29:3

They cried, both Adam and Eve, before God, and begged for forgiveness of Him.

1 Adam and Eve 29:4

Then came the Word from God to Adam, and said to him, "Know you and understand concerning this Satan, that he seeks to deceive you and your descendants after you."

1 Adam and Eve 29:5

And Adam cried before the Lord God, and begged and prayed to Him to give him something from the garden, as a token to him, wherein to be comforted.

1 Adam and Eve 29:6

And God considered Adam's thought, and sent the angel Michael as far as the sea that reaches India, to take from there golden rods and bring them to Adam.

1 Adam and Eve 29:7

This did God in His wisdom in order that these golden rods, being with Adam in the cave, should shine forth with light in the night around him, and put an end to his fear of the darkness.

1 Adam and Eve 29:8

Then the angel Michael went down by God's order, took golden rods, as God had commanded him, and brought them to God.

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