This calamity happened in the six hundredth year of Noah's government, [age,] in the second month, [14] called by the Macedonians Dius, but by the Hebrews Marchesuan: for so did they order their year in Egypt.

But Moses appointed that u Nisan, which is the same with Xanthicus, should be the first month for their festivals, because he brought them out of Egypt in that month: so that this month began the year as to all the solemnities they observed to the honor of God, although he preserved the original order of the months as to selling and buying, and other ordinary affairs.

Now he says that this flood began on the twenty-seventh [seventeenth] day of the forementioned month; and this was two thousand six hundred and fifty-six [one thousand six hundred and fifty-six] years from Adam, the first man; and the time is written down in our sacred books, those who then lived having noted down,[15] with great accuracy, both the births and deaths of illustrious men.
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For indeed Seth was born when Adam was in his two hundred and thirtieth year, who lived nine hundred and thirty years.

Seth begat Enos in his two hundred and fifth year; who, when he had lived nine hundred and twelve years, delivered the government to Cainan his son, whom he had in his hundred and ninetieth year.