Apocrypha · Chapter 41 of 51
Latin Version
But when they had been praying and imploring for many hours, behold, the angel Michael ap-
2peared to them and said: 'I have been sent to you from the Lord -I am set by God over the
3bodies of men- I tell thee, Seth, (thou) man of God, weep not nor pray and entreat on account of the oil of the tree of mercy to anoint thy father Adam for the pains of his body.
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About The Life of Adam and Eve (Latin Version)
An apocryphal or pseudepigraphal text — outside the canon of the Western churches, yet widely circulated among ancient Jews and Christians. Published here from a public-domain translation, edited for continuous reading.