8 The angels then comforted Adam and Eve, and departed.
9 The gold was seventy rods*; the incense, twelve
pounds; and the myrrh, three pounds.
10 These remained by Adam in the Cave of Treasures**.
11 God gave these three things to Adam on the third day
after he had come out of the garden, in token of the
three days the Lord should remain in the heart of the earth.
12 And these three things, as they continued with Adam
in the cave, gave him light by night; and by day they gave
him a little relief from his sorrow.
* A rod is a unit of linear measure equivalent to 5.5
yards and also a unit of area measure equivalent to 30.25
square yards. In this case, the word rod simply means a kind
of long, thin piece of gold of unspecified size and weight.
** This is the original text which appears to contain
embedded editorial content: "These remained by Adam in the
House of Treasures; therefore was it called 'of
concealment.' But other interpreters say it was called the
'Cave of Treasures,' by reason of the bodies of righteous
men that were in it.
Pages:
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69