1On the third day God planted the garden to the east of the earth, at the extreme east of the world.
2Beyond which, toward the rising sun, there is nothing but water that surrounds the whole world.
3And to the north of the garden there is a sea of water, clear and pure to taste, like nothing equals.
4Through its transparency, one can look into the depths of the earth.
5And when a man washes himself in it, he becomes clean by its clearness and white by its whiteness.
6God created this sea so that the righteous might wash in it on the last day.
7But when God made Adam leave the garden, he did not place him on the northern border, lest he wash himself and forget his disobedience.