THE FIRST BOOK OF ADAM AND EVE
1 ADAM+EVE - CHAPTER 31

1. After Adam had requested something from the garden for comfort, God said to him, "I have given you these three signs as a consolation: that you should trust in Me and in My covenant with you."

2. "For I will come and save you; and when I am in the flesh, kings will bring gold, incense, and myrrh to Me. Gold represents My kingdom, incense represents My divinity, and myrrh represents My suffering and death."

3. "But, Adam, keep these things in the cave; the gold to provide light at night, the incense for a pleasant fragrance, and the myrrh to comfort you in your sorrow."

4. When Adam heard God's words, he worshipped and expressed gratitude for God's mercy towards him and Eve.

5. Then God instructed the three angels, Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, to each bring what they had brought and give it to Adam. They did so one by one.

6. God commanded Suriyel and Salathiel to assist Adam and Eve, bringing them down from the mountain and leading them to the Cave of Treasures.

7. In the cave, they placed the gold on the south side, the incense on the east side, and the myrrh on the west side. The cave's entrance was on the north side.

8. The angels then comforted Adam and Eve before departing.

9. The quantity of gold was seventy rods, incense was twelve pounds, and myrrh was three pounds.

10. These remained with Adam in the House of Treasures, which was also known as the "Cave of Concealment," although some scholars believe it was named after the bodies of righteous individuals that were present.

11. God gave these three items to Adam on the third day after he left the garden as a symbol of the three days the Lord would spend in the heart of the earth.

12. As Adam kept these three objects in the cave, they provided light during the night and offered him some relief from his sorrow during the day.