Book of the Rolls, Gibson1901, printed page 25
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Work: Book of the Rolls
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Book of the Rolls — Margaret Dunlop Gibson, 1901
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THE BOOK OF THE ROLLS. 25 who came down and mingled with the children of men were really angels. This was only said on account of the sons of Seth and their union with the daughters of Cain, for God, may His name be glorified! had already out of His love to them, called them, as we said before, Sons of God and Angels of God. So he errs who thinks this; for union, that is, marriage, was not in the substance of spiritual beings, and not in their nature, and if it had been in them as it is in men, the Devils would not have left any one in the world alone without corrupting them, till not a virgin…
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- Book of the Rolls — Margaret Dunlop Gibson, 1901
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- Complete supplied Gibson1901English Book of the Rolls (Kitab al-Magall), printed1–58 /scanobjects36–93 inclusive, endingAmen. ExplicitClementineArabicchroniclewitness; not the CaveofTreasures, biblicalJubilees or EthiopicJosippon. Sourcefolioreferences, editorfootnotes and uncertain historicalOCR unchanged. SeparateAphikia/CyprianJusta texts excluded; ArabicoriginalOCR contains extensive scriptmisrecognition andisnot admitted as an original-language source.
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Recorded provenance: Complete supplied Gibson1901English Book of the Rolls (Kitab al-Magall), printed1–58 /scanobjects36–93 inclusive, endingAmen. ExplicitClementineArabicchroniclewitness; not the CaveofTreasures, biblicalJubilees or EthiopicJosippon. Sourcefolioreferences, editorfootnotes and uncertain historicalOCR unchanged. SeparateAphikia/CyprianJusta texts excluded; ArabicoriginalOCR contains extensive scriptmisrecognition andisnot admitted as an original-language source.
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