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Of those children by Ada, one was Jabal: he erected tents, and loved the life of a shepherd. But Jubal, who was born of the same mother with him, exercised himself in music;7 and invented the psaltery and the harp. OF THOSE CHILDREN BY ADA ONE WAS JABEL HE ERECTED TENTHS AND LOVED THE LIFE OF A SHEPHERD BUT JUBIL WHO WAS BORN OF THE SAME MOTHER WITH HIM EXERCISED HIMSELF IN MUSIC AND INVENTED THE PSALTERY AND THE HARP
ut to increase his wickedness; for he only aimed to procure every thing that was for his own bodily pleasure, though it obliged him to be injurious to his neighbors. He augmented his household substance with much wealth, by rapine and violence; he excited his acquaintance to procure pleasures and spoils by robbery, and became a great leader of men into wicked courses. He also introduced a change in that way of simplicity wherein men lived before; and was the author of measures and weights. And whereas they lived innocently and generously while they knew nothing of such arts, he changed the world into cunning craftiness. He first of all set boundaries about lands: he built a city, and fortified it with walls, and he compelled his family to come together to it; and called that city Enoch, after the name of his eldest son Enoch. Now Jared was the son of Enoch; whose son was Malaliel; whose son was Mathusela; whose son was Lamech; who had seventy-seven children by two wives, Silla and Ada. N ORDER TO AMENDMENT BUT TO INCREASE HIS WICKEDNESS FOR HE ONLY AIMED TO PROCURE EVERY THING THAT WAS FOR HIS OWN BODILY PLEASURE THOUGH IT OBLIGED HIM TO BE INJURIOUS TO HIS NEIGHBORS HE AUGMENTED HIS HOUSEHOLD SUBSTANCE WITH MUCH WEALTH BY RAPINE AND VIOLENCE HE EXCITED HIS ACQUAINTANCE TO PROCURE PLEASURES AND SPOILS BY ROBBERY AND BECAME A GREAT LEADER OF MEN INTO WICKED COURSES HE ALSO INTRODUCED A CHANGE IN THAT WAY OF SIMPLICITY WHEREIN MEN LIVED BEFORE AND WAS THE AUTHOR OF MEASURES AND WEIGHTS AND WHEREAS THEY LIVED INNOCENTLY AND GENEROUSLY WHILE THEY KNEW NOTHING OF SUCH ARTS HE CHANGED THE WORLD INTO CUNNING CRAFTINESS HE FIRST OF ALL SET BOUNDARIES ABOUT LANDS HE BUILT A CITY AND FORTIFIED IT WITH WALLS AND HE COMPELLED HIS FAMILY TO COME TOGETHER TO IT AND CALLED THAT CITY ENOCH AFTER THE NAME OF HIS ELDEST SON ENOCH NOW JERID WAS THE SON OF ENOCH WHOSE SON WAS MELEBIO WHOSE SON WAS METHUSELAH WHOSE SON WAS LAEMAK WHO HAD SEVENTY SEVEN CHILDREN BY TWO WIVES SCYLLA AND ADA
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