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Biographical SummaryTranslation of selected portions from J. Aurifaber’s collection published in 1566 under title Tischreden.
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Adam had more children than the three that are mentioned in the Bible. The reason why particular mention is made of Seth, is the genealogy of our Lord Christ, who was descended from that patriarch. Adam, doubtless, had many sons and daughters, full two hundred, I am persuaded, for he lived to a great, great age, nine hundred and thirty years. It is likely that Cain was born thirty years after the fall of his parents, as they were then comforted again. I believe they were often comforted by the angels, otherwise it had been impossible for them to enjoy each other’s society, by reason they were filled with great sorrows and fears. At the last day, it will be known that Eve exceeded all women in sorrow and misery. Never came into the world a more miserable woman than Eve; she saw that for her sake we were all to die. Some affirm that Cain was conceived before the promise of the seed that should crush the serpent’s head. But I am persuaded that the promise was made not half a day after the fall; for they entered into the garden about noon, and having appetites to eat, she took the apple; then about two of the clock, according to our account, was the fall.
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Chicago: Martin Luther, "558," Table Talk, trans. William Hazlitt in The Table Talk or Familiar Discourse of Martin Luther (London: D. Bogue, 1848), Original Sources, accessed May 12, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=CRTD2PA9F6F5A9W.
MLA: Luther, Martin. "558." Table Talk, translted by William Hazlitt, in The Table Talk or Familiar Discourse of Martin Luther, London, D. Bogue, 1848, Original Sources. 12 May. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=CRTD2PA9F6F5A9W.
Harvard: Luther, M, '558' in Table Talk, trans. . cited in 1848, The Table Talk or Familiar Discourse of Martin Luther, D. Bogue, London. Original Sources, retrieved 12 May 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=CRTD2PA9F6F5A9W.
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