20 And above them are the holy ones. (T12) 21 And in the highest of all dwelleth the Great Glory, far above all holiness. (T12) 22 In the heaven next to it are the archangels, who minister and make propitiation to the Lord for all the sins of ignorance of the righteous; (T12)
Testament of Levi 1:20–22
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