1
When the Lord had departed from me, I went into the tabernacle and I remained there fasting and praying for three days.
2
And at the end of that time Noah came to me and he said, Hail, Abraham, for thou art highly favored of the Lord.
3
Behold, I come to thee from the city of Enoch my father to bestow upon thee the keys which I received from Enoch many years ago, for thou shalt stand at the head and thy posterity shall be without number and in thee and in thy seed after thee shall all the nations of the earth be blessed.
4
When Noah had departed from me, I rose up and was circumcised by Eliezer and all the males of mine house were circumcised with me including my son Ishmael who was thirteen years old at this time.
5
And I conferred upon my son Ishmael the Priesthood of Elias and ordained him to be a priest that he might minister before the Lord.
6
But Ishmael did not honor his priesthood, taking it to be a light thing, which thing was a grief of heart unto me for I knew that in heaven he was counted as having no priesthood because he honored it not; wherefore, I did not call upon him to act in the priest's office.