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The Cave of Treasures 21

1 min 1 verses Translated from the Syriac by E. A. Wallis Budge, 1927, public domain. Chapters follow Budge's section headings; verse numbers are this archive's own divisions, and his notes are omitted.

The Rule of Noah

Noah preserved himself in virginity for five hundred years when he saw that sin had increased in his generation.

A1🔗nd when Noah saw that sin had increased in his generation, he preserved himself in virginity for five hundred years. Then God spake unto him and said unto him, “Take unto thee to wife Haykél, the daughter of Namts (or Haykél Namis), the daughter of Enoch, the brother of Methuselah.” And God revealed unto him concerning the Flood which He was making ready to produce, and He spake to him and said unto him, “One hundred and thirty years from this moment I will make a Flood.”

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Noah preserved himself in virginity for five hundred years when he saw that sin had increased in his generation.

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God instructed Noah to take Haykél, the daughter of Namts or Haykél Namis, unto him as wife.

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Haykél was the daughter of Enoch, who is called the brother of Methuselah in this text.

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God revealed unto Noah concerning the Flood which He was making ready to produce.

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One hundred and thirty years from the moment God spoke, He would make a Flood.

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