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Sheth was the third son of the Prophet Adam (peace be upon him). When he was
born, his father, the Prophet Adam (peace be upon him) had attained the age
of 130 years. Allah conferred upon him the honour of prophethood after his
father. It is said that Allah revealed to him fifty small portions of
scripture. When the Prophet Adam (peace be upon him) was on death bed, he
appointed Sheth as his successor and advised his descendants to follow him
and live peacefully in perfect harmony. He tried to guide his followers to
the right path but some of them were depraved by the Satan. They began to
worship his self-made portrait. He passed away at the age of 912 years.
Anush, his son won a remarkable position after him. In the fourth century
there existed in the Egypt a sect of Gnostics, calling themselves Sethians.
They regarded Sheth as a divine emanation.
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