Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-01-11
First Things.

Moses, the first historian, wrote about
the year D. G. 1900. From that time to
about B. C. AS, the diyinely inspired
writer's of the bible were the only histo-
rians.
The sarie year that the last of the Old
Testament books were written (B. G. 445)
the first authentic history written by any
Of the worlds historians--viz, Herodotus
wis made public.
How long Eve, the first woman, lived
is not known. 1t is curiotis fact that in
sacred history the age, death and burial of
only one woman-Sarah, wife Of Abra-
HAMS distinctly noted. Woman's age
ever since appears not to have been sub
ject for history or discussion.
The first names are all Hebrew, and tho
explanation or meaning of them is also in
Hebrew, thus proving that it was the Ian
guage used at the time that they were SO
named. It was thus with the names Of
Adam, Eve, Cain, Seth, Noah, etc. The
wonderful nnmes by which God has re-
vealed Himself to us-the great names
Jehovah, Jesus and Joshua-are also He
brew, and full of meaning.
How natural it is for all infants, in their
first attempts to speak, to say, I" ab-bab-
ab," OF "em-mcm- How few know
that these words were used by the first
children to express words dear to all !
The Hebrew A6 or Abrd means father, and
En- means mother. ..lr-g
The first sin combined " the lust Of the
| eye the woman saw it was pleasant
to the eyes 81 the lust of the flesh 1T
was good for food;" and " the pride
of life -" it was tree to be desired to
make WISE" ra EyH IL
At the first sacrifice, Gains offering
was rejected, while AbePs was accepted.
Cain, It appears, did not believe the prom
ise of God, nor in the necessity of an
atonement for sin, In the pride Of unbe-
lief, he presented the Unitarian offering Of
his own productions or works, Abel be-
lieved the promise, for we are told (Heb.
xi. 81, "By faith Abel offered unto God
more excellent sacrifice than CAIN" Uni
tarianism was the first false religion.
Lamech, one of Gains descendants, is
the first who is mentioned as having taken
unto himself two wives.
Jabal "was the father (or frst) of such
as dwelt in tents, and of such as had cat
tle." Abel had kept sheep; but Jabal
must have introduced some system in
rearing cattle, and also tents and tent
making. Jubal a brother of Jabal, is re-
corded as being "the father of all such as
handle the harp and the organ {" Gen. iv
2l). From Jubal probably comes the
word jubilee. The seed of Cain first in
vented musical instruments.
A Jewish tradition ascribes to Naamah,
sister of Tubal Cain, the introduction Of
ornaments in female dress.
The first public worship mentioned was.
at the birth of Enos, the son of Seth.
born when Adam was 235 years old.
"Then began man to call upon the name,
of the Lord"
Prophecying was edrly in the church.
The first especially mentioned as pro-
phet Is Enoch born in the seventh genera
ton, in the year 622. He prophesied Of
the " coming of the Lord with ten thou
sand of His saints to execute judgment
upon ALL" etc. Jude XVI
The first human slavery was prophesied
as a consequence of sin. When Noah
awoke from his wine and knew what
Ham had done unto him, he said (Gen.
tx, 25): &C Cursed be Canaan the son Of
Ham; servant of servants, or the most
degraded of slavesl shall he be unto his
brethren"
The first city built after the food goo
years afterl was Babel, or Babylon, B. c.
2247.
The bible says: "In the beginning was
the Word, and the Wsrd was God J" and
" all things were made by him." The
heather obtained some knowledge Of this.
In India, Vach, or speech, is the active
power of Brahma. In Persia, Ormazd,
the Good, created the world by Honuvu,
the Word.-Schie6slin's Foundations Of
History.