Conjectura cabbalistica

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several sorts of Trees, there were two of singular notice, that stood planted in the midst of the Garden; the one of which had fruit of that wonderful virtue, as to continue youth and strength, and to make a man immortal upon earth, wherefore it was called the Tree of Life. There was also another Tree planted there, of whose fruit if a man ate, it had this strange effect, that it would make a man know the difference betwixt good and evil; for the Lord God had so ordained, that if Adam touched the forbidden fruit thereof, he should by his disobedience feel the sense of evil as well as good, wherefore by way of Anticipation it was called the Tree of knowledge of good and evil.

10 And there was a River went out of Eden to water the Garden, and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.

11 The name of the first was Phasis, or Phasi-Tigris, which compasses the whole Land of the Chaulatians a people of the East often associated with Havilah, where there is Gold.

12 And the Gold of that Land is excellent; there is also found Bdellium a fragrant resin and the Onyx-stone a semi-precious gemstone.

13 And the name of the second River is Gihon, the same is it that compasseth the whole Land of the Arabian-Ethiopia.

14 And the name of the third River is Tigris, that is that which goeth towards the East of

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of Assyria, and the fourth River is Euphrates.

15 And the Lord God took the man Adam by the hand, and led him into the Garden of Eden, and laid commands upon him to dress it, and look to it, and to keep things handsome and in order in it, and that it should not be any wise spoiled or misused by incursions or careless ramblings of the heedless beasts.

16 And the Lord God recommended unto Adam all the Trees of the Garden for very wholesome and delightful food, bidding him freely eat thereof.

17 Only he excepted the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, which he strictly charged him to forbear, for if he ever tasted thereof, he should assuredly die.

18 But to the high commendation of Matrimony be it spoken, though God had placed Adam in so delightful a Paradise, yet his happiness was but maimed and imperfect, till he had the society of a woman: For the Lord God said, It is not good that man should be alone, I will make him an help meet for him.

19 Now out of the ground the Lord God had formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air, and these brought he unto Adam, to see what he would call them, and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.

20 And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to