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First Book of Adam and Eve 50

Conflict of Adam and Eve

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Then Adam and Eve went forth and came into the Cave of Treasures, and they stood praying in it the whole of that day, until the evening.

2And this took place at the end of the fifty days after they had left the garden.

3But Adam and Eve rose again and prayed to God in the cave the whole of that night, and begged for mercy from Him.

4And when the day dawned, Adam said to Eve, "Come! Let us go and do some work for our bodies."

5So they went out of the cave, and came to the northern border of the garden, and they looked for something to cover their bodies with. But they found nothing, and knew not how to do the work. Yet their bodies were stained, and they were speechless from cold and heat.

6Then Adam stood and asked God to show him something with which to cover their bodies.

7Then came the Word of God and said to him, "O Adam, take Eve and come to the seashore where you fasted before. There you will find skins of sheep that were left after lions ate the carcasses. Take them and make garments for yourselves, and clothe yourselves with them.

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About First Book of Adam and Eve

An apocryphal or pseudepigraphal text — outside the canon of the Western churches, yet widely circulated among ancient Jews and Christians. English text: The Forgotten Books of Eden, The First Book of Adam and Eve (New York: Alpha House), translated by S. C. Malan, Rutherford H. Platt Jr. (ed.), 1926 (public domain). Portuguese and Spanish: Lux Veritas translations from this edition.

Source: The Forgotten Books of Eden, The First Book of Adam and Eve (New York: Alpha House), translated by S. C. Malan, Rutherford H. Platt Jr. (ed.) (1926) · public domain