An ornate woodcut title page depicting an architectural gateway. Two Corinthian columns, entwined with detailed grapevine motifs including leaves and clusters of grapes, support a classical pediment. At the peak of the pediment sits a large, decorative urn. Centered below the primary text block is a winged cherub's head, which rests above a large, scrolled oval cartouche. The entire scene is enclosed within a rectangular border.

This is the Book of the First Man

Which Raziel the Angel Gave to Him

And this is the gate to the Lord; the righteous shall enter through it to ascend upon the highway •
that ascends • to the House of God • to cleave to the Glory of God • and for all the House of
Israel • it is an efficacious virtue segulah: A spiritual remedy, charm, or protective property believed to reside in a holy object or text. • helpful • for seeing grandchildren •
who are wise and discerning • and for success and blessing • and to extinguish the fire
of the hearth original: "ash ha-ma'arakhah," literally the fire of the altar-arrangement, used here metaphorically for destructive house fires. • so that it shall not rule in his house • and no demon or evil occurrence
shall dwell in his residence • for whoever has this holy, honored,
and awesome book with him • hidden and tucked away alongside his silver and gold in his treasuries •
and in his illness • and in his time of distress • there shall be for him a speedy salvation
and this all sons of Torah A term for learned or observant Jewish people. shall testify and declare :

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