1
A foul pit receives women associated in the text with the deliberate destruction of unborn children.
2
Children who were denied the light of life appear opposite them and cry toward Elohim.
3
Fiery rays proceed from the children toward those who destroyed them.
4
The older quotations preserved by Clement and Methodius say that children born before their time are entrusted to a care-giving messenger and receive nurture and knowledge.
5
The vision therefore distinguishes the harmed children from the wrongdoing of those responsible for their deaths.