The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from King James Bible: GEN 5:25 And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years, and
begat Lamech.
GEN 5:26 And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred
eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters:
GEN 5:27 And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and
nine years: and he died.
GEN 5:28 And Lamech lived an hundred eighty and two years, and begat a
son:
GEN 5:29 And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort
us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground
which the LORD hath cursed.
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The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from King James Bible: NEH 12:16 Of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam;
NEH 12:17 Of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin, of Moadiah, Piltai:
NEH 12:18 Of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;
NEH 12:19 And of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi;
NEH 12:20 Of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber;
NEH 12:21 Of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethaneel.
NEH 12:22 The Levites in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and
Jaddua, were recorded chief of the fathers: also the priests, to the
reign of Darius the Persian.
NEH 12:23 The sons of Levi, the chief of the fathers, were written in
the book of the chronicles, even until the days of Johanan the son of
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