After hearing that, Abel
remained behind after his father left and stayed the whole
of that night in the Cave of Treasures.
7 And that night, while he was praying, Satan appeared
to him under the figure of a man, who said to him, "You
have frequently moved your father into making offerings,
fasting and praying, therefore I will kill you, and make
you perish from this world."
8 But as for Abel, he prayed to God, and drove away
Satan from him; and did not believe the words of the devil.
Then when it was day, an angel of God appeared to him, who
said to him, "Do not cut short either fasting, prayer, or
offering up an offering to your God. For, look, the Lord
had accepted your prayer. Be not afraid of the figure
which appeared to you in the night, and who cursed you to
death." And the angel departed from him.
9 Then when it was day, Abel came to Adam and Eve, and
told them of the vision he had seen. When they heard it,
they grieved much over it, but said nothing to him about
it; they only comforted him.
10 But as to the hard-hearted Cain, Satan came to him
by night, showed himself and said to him, "Since Adam and
Eve love your brother Abel so much more than they love you,
they wish to join him in marriage to your beautiful sister
because they love him.
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