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The Life of Adam and Eve (Latin Version) 21

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And behold, there came twelve angels and two 'virtues', standing on the right and on the left of Eve; and Michael was standing on the right; and he stroked her on the face as far as to the breast and said to Eve: 'Blessed art thou, Eve, for Adam's sake. Since his prayers and intercessions are great, I have been sent that thou mayst receive our help. Rise up now, and prepare thee to bear. And she bore a son and he was shining; and at once the babe rose up and ran and bore a blade of grass in his hands, and gave it to his mother, and his name was called Cain.

About The Life of Adam and Eve (Latin Version)

An apocryphal or pseudepigraphal text — outside the canon of the Western churches, yet widely circulated among ancient Jews and Christians. English text: The Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha of the Old Testament, vol. II, ed. R. H. Charles, L. S. A. Wells, 1913 (public domain). Portuguese and Spanish: Lux Veritas translations from this edition.

Source: The Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha of the Old Testament, vol. II, ed. R. H. Charles, L. S. A. Wells (1913) · public domain