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But Satan, the hater of all
good, sought them in the cave, but found them not, although he
searched diligently for them.
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But he found them standing in
the water praying and thought within himself, "Adam and Eve are
thus standing in that water beseeching God to forgive them their
transgression, and to restore them to their former estate, and to take
them from under my hand.
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"But I will deceive them
so that they shall come out of the water, and not fulfill their
vow."
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Then the hater of all good,
went not to Adam, but he went to Eve, and took the form of an angel of
God, praising and rejoicing, and said to her:—
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"Peace be unto
thee! Be glad and rejoice! God is favorable unto you, and
He sent me to Adam. I have brought him the glad tidings of
salvation, and of his being filled with bright light as he was at
first.
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"And Adam, in his joy
for his restoration, has sent me to thee, that thou come to me, in
order that I crown thee with light like him.
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"And he said to me,
'Speak unto Eve; if she does not come with thee, tell her of the sign
when we were on the top of the mountain; how God sent His angels who
took us and brought us to the Cave of Treasures; and laid the gold on
the southern side; incense, on the eastern side; and myrrh on the
western side.' Now come to him."
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When Eve heard these words
from him, she rejoiced greatly. And thinking that Satan's
appearance was real, she came out of the sea.
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He went before, and she
followed him until they came to Adam. Then Satan hid himself
from her, and she saw him no more.
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She then came and stood
before Adam, who was standing by the water and rejoicing in God's
forgiveness.
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And as she called to him, he
turned round, found her there and wept when he saw her, and smote upon
his breast; and from the bitterness of his grief, he sank into the
water.
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But God looked upon him and
upon his misery, and upon his being about to breathe his last.
And the Word of God came from heaven, raised him out of the water, and
said unto him, "Go up the high bank to Eve." And when
he came up to Eve he said unto her, "Who said to thee 'come
hither'?"
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Then she told him the
discourse of the angel who had given her a sign.
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But Adam grieved, and gave
her to know it was Satan. He then took her and they both
returned to the cave.
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These things happened to them
the second time they went down to the water, seven days after their
coming out of the garden.
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They fasted in the water
thirty-five days; altogether forty-two days since they had left the
garden.
