2 And I said to him: 'Become undone, Adoil, and let the visible come out of thee.' (2EN) 3 And he came undone, and a great light came out. And I was in the midst of the great light, and as there is born light from light, there came forth a great age, and showed all creation, which I had thought to create. (2EN) 4 And I saw that it was good. (2EN)
2 Enoch 25:2–4
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