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262 ANGELS AND WOMENNOTE 25. (See page 221)As an evidence that the arts and sciences were dev.elopedat this early time, note the following expressionregarding the seventh from Adam in the line ofCain, the same generation as Noah’s great-grandfather."And his brother’s name was Jubal; he was the fatherof all such as handle the harp and organ."--Genesis4"21.NOTE 26. (See page 222)Although the family circle has been sadly broken,we are thankful to know that the great glory of theAlmighty will be manifest when the bondage of corruption,death, gives way and the loved ones returnto their own. Then he will give them "rivers of pleasure"(Psalm 36:8) to enjoy in the Edenic home whichthis earth will be made, and when the earth is filledwith the glory of the Lord their happiness will knowno limit.NOTE 27. (See page 227)Nimrod, the mighty hunter, the grandson of Ham,built Babylon and laid the foundation of the first universaldominion, the Babylonian empire. Shem’s son,Elam, was the ancestor of the Persians, who, with theMedes, conquered Babylon. Javan, the son of Japheth,was the ancestor of the Greeks, who obtained the thirduniversal supremacy.NOTE 28. (See page 229)These lines are quoted from Genesis 4:23, 24. "Thisis the only extant specimen of antediluvian poetry; itcame down perhaps as a popular song to the generationfor whom Moses wrote; and he inserts it in itsproper place in his history. Herder regards it asLamech’s song of exultation on the invention of the