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Lord’s time, which was after the time of Kolob; for as yet the Gods had not appointed unto Adam his reckoning.
And the Gods said, let us make an help meet for the man, for it is not good that the man should be alone, therefore we will form an help meet for him. And the Gods caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam; and he slept, and they took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in the stead thereof, and the rib which the Gods had taken from man formed they a woman, and brought her unto the man. And Adam said, this was bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh, now she shall be called woman, because she was taken out of man; therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife, and they shall be one flesh. And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed. And out of the ground the Gods formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air, and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them; and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that should be the name thereof. And Adam gave names to all cattle, to the fowl of the air, to every beast of the field: and for Adam there was found an help meet for him."
EXPLANATION OF THE CUT ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE.
- Abraham sitting upon Pharaoh’s throne, by the politeness of the king, with a crown upon his head, representing the Priesthood, as emblematical of the grand Presidency in Heaven; with the sceptre of justice and judgment in his hand.
- King Pharaoh, whose name is given in the characters above his head.
- Signifies Abraham in Egypt; referring to Abraham, as given in the ninth number of the "Times and Seasons." — Also as given in the first fac-simile of this book.
- Prince of Pharaoh, King of Egypt, as written above the hand.
- Shulem, one of the king’s principal waiters, as represented by the characters above his hand.
- Olimlah, a slave belonging to the prince.
Abraham is reasoning upon the principles of astronomy, in the king's court.
