Apocalypse of Moses
Command to Retrieve the Oil
Chapter
4
9.1 As he said this to his sons, Adam groaned sore and said: "What shall I do? I am in great distress."9.2 And Eve wept and said: "My lord Adam, rise up and give me half of your pain and I will endure it; for it is on my account that this has happened to you, on my account you have these troubles."9.3 But Adam said to Eve, "Arise and go with my son Seth near to paradise, and put earth upon your heads and weep and pray God9.4 to have mercy upon me and send his angel to paradise, and give me of the tree out of which the oil flows, and bring it me, and I shall anoint myself and shall have rest from my illness.9.5 And I will show you the way in which we were deceived at first."