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Old Testament Revision, Extract, as Recorded in Cleminson, Record [Genesis 1–6; 9:1–17]

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Old Testament Revision 1, June 1830–ca. 7 Mar. 1831. Extract copied [between 1838 and 1846] in Cleminson, Record, pp. [33]–[95]; handwriting of
John Cleminson

28 Dec. 1798–28 Nov. 1879. Farmer, teacher, cabinet maker, carpenter, clerk. Born at Lancaster, Lancashire, England. Migrated to St. John’s, New Brunswick (later in Canada), 1812. Moved to Louisville, Jefferson Co., Kentucky. Moved to Lexington, Lillard Co...

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Historical Introduction

See Historical Introduction to Old Testament Revision 1.
Asterisk (*) denotes a "featured" version, which includes an introduction and annotation. Old Testament Revision 1 Old Testament Revision, John Whitmer First Copy Old Testament Revision 2 Old Testament Revision, Extract, as Recorded in Cleminson, Record [Genesis 1–6; 9:1–17]

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which I created it, yea even all things which I prepared for the use of man, and man saw that it was good for food: And I the Lord God placed the tree of life in the midst of the garden, and also the tree of Knowledge of good and evil. And a river went out of Eden to water the garden and from thence it was parted and became into four heads. And I the Lord God called the name of the first Pison, and it compasseth the whole land of Havilah where there were created much gold, and the gold of that land was good. And there was Bdellium and the oynx stone. and the name of the second river was called Gihon, the same was it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia. And the name of the third river was called Hiddekel, that was it that goeth towards the east of Assyria. And the fourth river was Euphrates, And I the Lord God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden; to dress it and to keep it. And I the Lord God commanded the man saying Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat; but of the [p. [41]]
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Old Testament Revision, Extract, as Recorded in Cleminson, Record [Genesis 1–6; 9:1–17]
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