PHILO THE JEW

BOOK OF BIBLICAL ANTIQUITIES

BY AN UNKNOWN

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IN the beginning of the world, Adam begot three sons and one daughter: Cain, Noaba, Abel, and Seth. And Adam lived, after he begot Seth, 700 years, and begot twelve sons and eight daughters. And these are the names of the men: Has the ge- Aeliseel, Suris, Aelamiel, Brabal, Naat, Harama, nealogies; chap. 5 has 800 years. Zasam, Maathal, and Aanath. And these are his daughters: Phua, Iectas, Arebica, Siphatecia, Sabaasin. And Seth lived 105 years and begot Enos. And Seth lived, after he begot Enos, 707 years, and begot three sons and three daughters. And these are the names of his sons: Elidia, Phonna, and Matha; and of his daughters: Malida and Thila. And Enos lived 180 years and begot Cainan. And Enos lived, after he begot Cainan, 715 years, and begot two sons and a daughter. And these are the names of his sons: Phoë and Thaal; and of his daughter: Catennath. And Cainan lived 520 years and begot Malalech. And Cainan lived, after he begot Malalech, 730 years, and begot three sons and two daughters. And these are the names of the men: Athac, Socer, Lopha; and the names of the daughters: Ana and Leua. And Malalech lived 165 years and brought forth Iareth. And Malalech lived, after he brought forth Iareth, 830 years, and begot seven sons and five daughters. And these are the names of the men: Leta, Mata, Cechar, Melie, Suriel, Lodootim; and these are the names of his daughters: Ada, Noa, Iebal, Mada, and Sella. And Iareth lived 172 years and begot Enoc. And Iareth lived, after he begot Enoc, 800 years, and begot four sons and two daughters. And these are the names of the men: Lead, Anac, Soboac, and Ietar; and of the daughters: Tetheco and Leffe. And Enoc lived 165 years and begot Matusalam. And Enoc lived, after he begot Matusalam, 200 years, and begot five sons and three daughters. But Enoc pleased God in that time and was not found, because God translated him. The names of his sons, however, are: Anaz, Zeum, Achaun, Pheledi, Elid; and of his daughters: Theth, Lephith, Leath. And Mathusalam lived 187 years and begot Lamech. And Mathusalam lived, after he begot Lamech, 782 years, and begot two sons and two daughters. And these are the names of the men: Inab and Rapho; and of the daughters: Aluma and Aniuga. And Lamech lived 182 years and begot a son, and called him according to his birth Noë Noah, saying: "He will give us rest from the earth and from those who are in it, in whom it will be visited because of the iniquity of evil works." And Lamech lived, after he brought forth Noë, 585 years. And Noë lived 300 years and begot three sons: Sem Shem, Cham Ham, and Iapheth Japheth. But Cain dwelt in the land trembling, according to what God appointed for him after he killed his brother Abel. And the name of his wife was Themech. And Cain knew Themech his wife, and she conceived and bore Enoc. Now Cain was fifteen years old when he did these things; and from that