E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Adam.
The Talmudists say that Adam lived in Paradise only twelve hours, and account for the time thus:—
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The first hour, God collected the dust and animated it.
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The second hour, Adam stood on his feet.
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The fourth hour, he named the animals.
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The sixth hour, he slept and Eve was created.
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The seventh hour, he married the woman.
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The tenth hour, he fell.
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The twelfth hour, he was thrust out of Paradise.
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The Mohammedans tell us he fell on Mount Serendib, in Ceylon, where there is a curious impression in the granite resembling a human foot, above 5 feet long and 2 1/2 feet broad. They tell us it was made by Adam, who stood there on one foot for 200 years to expiate his crime; when Gabriel took him to Mount Arafath, where he found Eve. (See ADAM’S PEAK.)
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Adam was buried, according to Arabian tradition, on Aboucais, a mountain of Arabia.
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