Cave of Treasures

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perfect like unto Adam, and he became the father of the mighty men who lived before the Flood. [Note: Seth was born in the 130th year of Adam's life (Gen. v. 3), but the Book of the Bee says it was the 230th year. Adam and Seth and his sons dwelt on the top of Mount Eden, while Cain and his children lived on the plain below.] The Posterity of Seth And to Seth was born Ânôsh (Enos), and Ânôsh begot Kainan (Cainan), and Kainan begot Mahlalail (Mahalaleel); these [are] the Patriarchs who were born in the days of Adam. The Death of Adam And when Adam had lived nine hundred and thirty years, that is to say, until the one hundred and thirty-fifth year of Mahlalail, the day of his death drew nigh and came. And Seth, his son, and Andésh, and Kainân, and Mahlâlâîl gathered themselves together and came to him. And they were blessed by him, and he prayed over them. And he commanded his son Seth, and said unto him: Observe, my son Seth, that which I command thee this day, and do thou on the day of thy death give my command to Anésh, and repeat it to him, and let him repeat it to Kainan, and Kainan shall repeat it to Mahlalail [Fol. 8b, col. 2], and let this [my] command be handed on to all your generations. And when I die, embalm me with myrrh, and cassia, and stakte, and deposit my body in the Cave of Treasures. And whosoever shall be left of your generations in that day, when your going forth from this country, which is round about Paradise, shall take place, shall carry my body with him, and shall take it and deposit it in the centre of the earth, for in that place shall redemption be effected for me and for all my children. And be thou, O my son Seth, governor of the sons of thy people. And thou shalt rule them purely and holily in an the fear of God. And keep ye your offspring separate from the offspring of Cain, the murderer. And when the report "Adam is dying" was known generally, all his offspring gathered together, and came to him, that is to say, Seth, his son, and Anésh, and Kainan and Mahlalail, they and their wives [Fol. 9a, col. 1], and their sons, and their daughters; and Adam blessed them. And the departure of Adam from this world took place in the nine hundred and thirtieth year--according to the reckoning from the beginning--on the fourteenth day of the moon, on the sixth day of the month of Nisan (April), at the ninth hour, on the day of the Eve of the Sabbath (i.e. Friday). At the same hour in which the 32 of 130