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3. Now Adam, who was the first man, and made out of the earth, [for our discourse must now be about him,] after Abel was slain, and Cain fled away, on account of his murder, was solicitous for posterity, and had a vehement desire of children, he being two hundred and thirty years old; after which time he lived other seven hundred, and then died. He had indeed many other children,8 but Seth in particular. NOW ADAM WHO WAS THE FIRST MAN AND MADE OUT OF THE EARTH FOR OUR DISCOURSE MUST NOW BE ABOUT HIM AFTER ABEL WAS SLAIN AND CAIN FLED AWAY ON ACCOUNT OF HIS MURDER WAS SOLICITOUS FOR POSTERITY AND HAD A VEHEMENT DESIRE OF CHILDREN HE BEING TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY YEARS OLD AFTER WHICH TIME HE LIVED OTHER SEVEN HUNDRED AND THEN DIED HE HAD INDEED MANY OTHER CHILDREN BUT SETH IN PARTICULAR
 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. But Tubal, one of his children by the other wife, exceeded all men in strength, and was very expert and famous in martial performances. He procured what tended to the pleasures of the body by that method; and first of all invented the art of making brass. Lamech was also the father of a daughter, whose name was Naamah. And because he was so skillful in matters of divine revelation, that he knew he was to be punished for Cain's murder of his brother, he made that known to his wives. Nay, even while Adam was alive, it came to pass that the posterity of Cain became exceeding wicked, every one successively dying, one after another, more wicked than the former. They were intolerable in war, and vehement in robberies; and if any one were slow to murder people, yet was he bold in his profligate behavior, in acting unjustly, and doing injuries for gain. 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 BUT TUBO ONE OF HIS CHILDREN BY THE OTHER WIFE EXCEEDED ALL MEN IN STRENGTH AND WAS VERY EXPERT AND FAMOUS IN MARTIAL PERFORMANCES HE PROCURED WHAT TENDED TO THE PLEASURES OF THE BODY BY THAT METHOD AND FIRST OF ALL INVENTED THE ART OF MAKING BRASS LAYMICK WAS ALSO THE FATHER OF A DAUGHTER WHOSE NAME WAS NEMA AND BECAUSE HE WAS SO SKILLFUL IN MATTERS OF DIVINE REVELATION THAT HE KNEW HE WAS TO BE PUNISHED FOR KANE'S MURDER OF HIS BROTHER HE MADE THAT KNOWN TO HIS WIVES NAY EVEN WHILE ADAM WAS ALIVE IT CAME TO PASS THAT THE POSTERITY OF KANE BECAME EXCEEDINGLY WICKED EVERY ONE SUCCESSIVELY DYING ONE AFTER ANOTHER MORE WICKED THAN THE FORMER THEY WERE INTOLERABLE IN WAR AND VEHEMENT IN ROBBERIES AND IF ANY ONE WERE SLOW TO MURDER PEOPLE YET WAS HE BOLD IN HIS PROFLIGATE BEHAVIOUR IN ACTING UNJUSTLY AND DOING INJURIES FOR GAIN
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