Gregorii Abil-Pharagii

in its appearance and greatness. He sculpted it as if rising toward heaven; sometimes he was represented before it, and at other times he was seated, recalling some of his wisdom and sermons on worship. After the Flood, later generations thought the image was of Asclepius, so they venerated it with the utmost veneration. When Hippocrates would take an oath from his students, he would say: "I adjure you by God, the Creator of death and life, and by my father and your father, Asclepius." He would depict him with the marshmallow plant in his hand, a symbol of the virtue of moderation in affairs, gentleness, compliance, and obedience in dealings. Galen said: "Do not be surprised that he rejects the healing which patients obtain by entering the temple of Asclepius." I say: Everything that has come down regarding news of what happened before the Flood, if it is not guided by prophetic word, is mere conjecture and guessing, due to the lack of a reliable reporter on the matter. $\therefore$

Methusalach

Methuselah, son of Enoch, sired Lamech. His age, according to the opinion of the Seventy, was one hundred and sixty-seven years, and according to the opinion of the Jews, one hundred and eighty-seven years. His total days, according to both opinions, were nine hundred and sixty-two years. $\therefore$

Lamech.

Lamech, son of Methuselah, sired Noah. His age, according to the opinion of the Seventy, was one hundred and eighty-eight years, and according to the opinion of...