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Euphrates also, as well as Tigris, goes down into the Red Sea. EUPHRATES ALSO AS WELL AS TIGRIS GOES DOWN INTO THE RED SEA
e companion, no society, for there was no such created, and that he wondered at the other animals which were male and female, he laid him asleep, and took away one of his ribs, and out of it formed the woman; whereupon Adam knew her when she was brought to him, and acknowledged that she was made out of himself. Now a woman is called in the Hebrew tongue Issa; but the name of this woman was Eve, which signifies the mother of all living. 3. Moses says further, that God planted a paradise in the east, flourishing with all sorts of trees; and that among them was the tree of life, and another of knowledge, whereby was to be known what was good and evil; and that when he brought Adam and his wife into this garden, he commanded them to take care of the plants. Now the garden was watered by one river,3 which ran round about the whole earth, and was parted into four parts. And Phison, which denotes a multitude, running into India, makes its exit into the sea, and is by the Greeks called Ganges. WHEN HE SAW THAT ADAM HAD NO FEMALE COMPANION NO SOCIETY FOR THERE WAS NO SUCH CREATED AND THAT HE WONDERED AT THE OTHER ANIMALS WHICH WERE MALE AND FEMALE HE LAID HIM ASLEEP AND TOOK AWAY ONE OF HIS RIBS AND OUT OF IT FORMED THE WOMAN WHEREUPON ADAM KNEW HER WHEN SHE WAS BROUGHT TO HIM AND ACKNOWLEDGED THAT SHE WAS MADE OUT OF HIMSELF NOW A WOMAN IS CALLED IN THE HEBREW TONGUE ESA BUT THE NAME OF THIS WOMAN WAS EVE WHICH SIGNIFIES THE MOTHER OF ALL LIVING MOSES SAYS FURTHER THAT GOD PLANTED A PARADISE IN THE EAST FLOURISHING WITH ALL SORTS OF TREES AND THAT AMONG THEM WAS THE TREE OF LIFE AND ANOTHER OF KNOWLEDGE WHEREBY WAS TO BE KNOWN WHAT WAS GOOD AND EVIL AND THAT WHEN HE BROUGHT ADAM AND HIS WIFE INTO THIS GARDEN HE COMMANDED THEM TO TAKE CARE OF THE PLANTS NOW THE GARDEN WAS WATERED BY ONE RIVER WHICH RAN ROUND ABOUT THE WHOLE EARTH AND WAS DIVIDED INTO FOUR PARTS AND PHEN WHICH DENOTES A MULTITUDE RUNNING INTO INDIA MAKES ITS EXIT INTO THE SEA AND IS BY THE GREEKS CALLED GANGES
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