1 He said to me, “In the beginning, when the earth was made, before the portals of the world were fixed and before the gatherings of the winds blew, (WEB) 2 before the voices of the thunder sounded and before the flashes of the lightning shone, before the foundations of paradise were laid, (WEB) 3 before the fair flowers were seen, before the powers of the earthquake were established, before the innumerable army of angels were gathered together, (WEB) 4 before the heights of the air were lifted up, before the measures of the firmament were named, before the footstool of Zion was established, (WEB)
2 Esdras 6:1–4
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