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Then he took Adam and Eve by
the hand, and began to bring them out of the cave.
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But when they were come a
little way out of it, God knew that Satan had overcome them, and had
brought them out ere the forty days were ended, to take them to some
distant place, and to destroy them.
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Then the Word of the Lord God
again came and cursed Satan, and drove him away from them.
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And God began to speak unto
Adam and Eve, saying to them, "What made you come out of the
cave, unto this place?"
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Then Adam said unto God,
"Didst thou create a man before us? For when we were in the
cave there suddenly came unto us a good old man who said to us, 'I am
a messenger from God unto you, to bring you back to some place of
rest.'
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"And we did believe, O
God, that he was a messenger from Thee; and we came out with him; and
knew not whither we should go with him."
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Then God said unto Adam,
"See, that is the father of evil arts, who brought thee and Eve
out of the Garden of Delights. And now, indeed, when he saw that
thou and Eve both joined together in fasting and praying, and that you
came not out of the cave before the end of the forty days, he wished
to make your purpose vain, to break your mutual bond; to cut off all
hope from you, and to drive you to some place where he might destroy
you.
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"Because he was unable
to do aught to you, unless he showed himself in the likeness of you.
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"Therefore did he come
to you with a face like your own, and began to give you tokens as if
they were all true.
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"But I in mercy and with
the favor I had unto you, did not allow him to destroy you; but I
drove him away from you.
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"Now, therefore, O Adam,
take Eve, and return to your cave, and remain in it until the morrow
of the fortieth day. And when ye come out, go towards the
eastern gate of the garden."
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Then Adam and Eve worshiped
God, and praised and blessed Him for the deliverance that had come to
them from Him. And they returned towards the cave. This
happened at eventide of the thirty-ninth day.
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Then Adam and Eve stood up
and with great zeal, prayed to God, to be brought out of their want
for strength; for their strength had departed from them, through
hunger and thirst and prayer. But they watched the whole of that
night praying, until morning.
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Then Adam said unto Eve,
"Arise, let us go towards the eastern gate of the garden as God
told us."
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And they said their prayers
as they were wont to do every day; and they went out of the cave, to
go near to the eastern gate of the garden.
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Then Adam and Eve stood up
and prayed, and besought God to strengthen them, and to send them
something to satisfy their hunger.
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But when they had ended their
prayers, they remained where they were by reason of their failing
strength.
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Then came the Word of God
again, and said unto them, "O Adam, arise, go and bring hither
two figs."
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Then Adam and Eve arose, and
went until they drew near to the cave.