case the pillar of brick should be destroyed by the flood, the
pillar of stone might remain, and exhibit those discoveries to
mankind; and also inform them that there was another pillar of
brick erected by them. Now this remains in the land of Siriad to
this day.

CHAPTER 3.

Concerning The Flood; And After What Manner Noah Was Saved In An
Ark, With His Kindred, And Afterwards Dwelt In The Plain Of
Shinar,

1. Now this posterity of Seth continued to esteem God as the Lord
of the universe, and to have an entire regard to virtue, for
seven generations; but in process of time they were perverted,
and forsook the practices of their forefathers; and did neither
pay those honors to God which were appointed them, nor had they
any concern to do justice towards men. But for what degree of
zeal they had formerly shown for virtue, they now showed by their
actions a double degree of wickedness, whereby they made God to
be their enemy. For many angels(11) of God accompanied with
women, and begat sons that proved unjust, and despisers of all
that was good, on account of the confidence they had in their own
strength; for the tradition is, that these men did what resembled
the acts of those whom the Grecians call giants. But Noah was
very uneasy at what they did; and being displeased at their
conduct, persuaded them to change their dispositions and their
acts for the better: but seeing they did not yield to him, but
were slaves to their wicked pleasures, he was afraid they would
kill him, together with his wife and children, and those they had