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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. 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
 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. 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. 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.  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 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 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
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