I've heard of Seth's pillars, which purportedly contained all written history from Adam up to the great flood, written down in wax (to be preserved against the flood) and stone (to be preserved against the fire of the Second Judgement), after Adam received a revelations about God's coming two judgements. The story can be found in Peter Comestor. But Abel's pillar??
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Doctissimi,
Has anyone ever heard of something called Abel's Pillar? If so, do you know
to what this refers?
Thanks for a friend on another list.
MG
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