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The Book of Enoch

10) THE BOOK OF METHUSELAH

106.1 And after those days my son Methuselah chose a wife for his son

Lamech and she became pregnant by him and bore a son.

106.2 And his body was white like snow, and red like the flower of a rose,
and the hair of his head was white like wool. And his eyes were beautiful

and when he opened his eyes he made the whole house bright, like the Sun,
so that the whole house was exceptionally bright.

106.3 And when he was taken from the hand of the midwife he opened his
mouth and spoke to the Lord of Righteousness.

106.4 And his father Lamech was afraid of him, and fled, and went to his

father Methuselah.

106.5 And he said to him: "I have begotten a strange son; he is not like a

man but is like the children of the Angels of Heaven, of a different type and

not like us. And his eyes are like the rays of the Sun and his face glorious.

106.6 And it seems to me that he is not sprung from me but from the

Angels and I am afraid that something extraordinary may be done on the

earth in his days.

106.7 And now, my father, I am entreating you and petitioning you, to go

to our father Enoch, and learn from him the truth, for his dwelling is with

the Angels."

106.8 And when Methuselah heard the words of his son he came to me, at

the ends of the Earth, for he had heard that I was there. And he cried out,

and I heard his voice and went to him. And I said to him: "Behold I am

here my son, for you have come to me."

106.9 And he answered me, and said: "Because of a great matter I have

come to you, and because of a disturbing vision, have I come near.

106.10 And now hear me, my father, for a child has been born to my son

Lamech, whose form and type are not like the type of a man. His colour is

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