The First Book of Adam and Eve · Restored Names Edition · first paragraph
1After these things, Elohim (God) commanded the angel Gabriel to go down to the garden, and say to the cherub who kept it, "Behold, Elohim (God) has commanded me to come into the garden, and to take from it sweet smelling incense, and give it to Adam."
2Then the angel Gabriel went down by Elohim's (God's) order to the garden, and told the cherub as Elohim (God) had commanded him.
3The cherub then said, "Well." And Gabriel went in and took the incense.
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