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Genesis Translation from Source

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Translation

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Adam

2 Enoch says Αδάμ gets his name from the first letters of the names of the cardinal directions namely

A from East (Anatole)
D from West (Dysis)
A from North (Arktos)
M from South (Mesembria)

The Greek Anthology says the same thing, ADAM and the four directions:

Greek Anthology - E. CAPPS, T. E. PAGE, W. H. D. ROUSE - THE LOEB CLASSICAL LIBRARY

108.—Ἀδέσποτον εἰς τὸν Ἀδάμ

Οὐ σοφίης ἀπάνευθεν Ἀδὰμ τὸ πρὶν ἐκαλεῖτο,
τέσσαρα γράμματ ̓ ἔχων εἰς τέσσαρα κλίματα κόσμου
Ἂλφα γὰρ ἀντολίης ἔλαχεν· δύσεως δὲ τὸ Δέλτα,
Ἂλφα πάλιν δ᾽ ἄρκτοιο, μεσημβρίης δὲ τὸ λοιπόν.

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Analysis from Dr Hillman

What follows is a list where Dr Hillman analyzes the Genesis story: