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Rh creation. This was the first instance of death (temporal) in our world; and of death by the hands of a fellow man—a brother.

Adam's third son, Seth, was born A. M. 130.

The foundation of the first antediluvian empire was laid by the sons and sons' sons of Adam; and lasted the space of 1656 years. This was the empire of Ethiopia.

Cain went out from the presence of the Lord, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden, (now Persia.) "And Cain knew his wile; and she conceived, and bare Enoch; and he builded a city, and called it after the name of his son, Enoch."—(Gen. iv. 16, 17 )

was a man formed of the earth, reddish in color.—(Josephus; Genesis, ch. 1, 2, 4 and 5.)

Adam begat Seth, and died at the age of 930 years.

Seth begat Enos, and died at the ate of 912 years.

Enos begat Cainan, and died at the age of 905 years.

Cainan begat Mahalaleel, and died at the age of 910 years.

Mahalaleel begat Jared, and died at the age of 895 years.

Jared begat Enoch, and died at the age of 962 years.

Enoch begat Methuselah, and, at the age 365, "was not, for God took him."

Methuselah begat Lamech, and died at the age of 969 years.

Lamech begat Noah, and died at the age of 777 years.

And Noah was 500 years old; and Noah begat Shem, Ham and Japhet.

Lamech, the fifth in descent from Cainan, was the father of Jabal, who first lived in tents, and owned cattle—and of Jubal, "the father of all such as handle the harp and the organ"—and of Tubalcain," an instructor of every artificer in brass and iron." Thus early did the necessities of man establish the right of property, and originate the mechanical arts; and the patriarchal government which existed in the antediluvian ages the knowledge and experience acquired in a life of many