THE HOLY BIBLE

TELEPLAY EDITION

Episode 1001

“In The Beginning”

by

George Willson

Based on the novel by God

Note: When God speaks, it is always in voiceover or off-screen. Envision a

James Earl Jones-ish voice.

TEASER

BLACK SCREEN

SUPER: “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth...”

Darkness prevails for a short time until:

GOD

Let there be light.

Overhead, it is as if a massive veil is lifted and light floods the surroundings.

Water stretches in every direction as far as the eye can see and it seems to

climb up to the heavens. The light has no discernable source, and the sky as we

know it is non-existent.

GOD

Let the light be separated from

the darkness. The light shall

be called “day.”

Suddenly, like a shade blocking a window, darkness blocks out the light until

all is black again.

GOD

And the darkness, “night.”

SUPER: “And there was evening and there was morning - the first day.”

The light fades in.

GOD

Let there be an expanse between

waters of the earth and the waters

of the heavens to separate water

from water.

Out of nothing, the blue of the skies emerges overhead covering the light

source with its blanket of blue.

GOD

Let the expanse be called “sky.”

Darkness envelopes the earth again.

SUPER: “And there was evening and there was morning - the second day.”

The light fades in.

GOD

Let the water under the sky

be gathered to one place and let

dry ground appear.

On command, the water rushes away and the ground appears, brown and dry. It rises

above the water. All across the earth, water falls away from bits of ground rising

out of the waters, and sometimes surrounding them.

GOD

Let the dry ground be called “land,”

and the gathered waters be called

“seas.”

The land is dry and dusty, containing no life.

GOD

Let the land produce vegetation:

seed-bearing plants and trees that

bear fruit with seed on it,

according to their various kinds.

As God speaks, all across the new land, plants spring up, fully grown. Trees that

take centuries to mature grow out of the ground in seconds. Fruit bearing plants

and trees grow into maturity and produce their blossoms.

Darkness envelopes the earth again.

SUPER: “And there was evening and there was morning - the third day”

The light fades in. Across the land the new plants flourish. A mist rises from the

ground and waters the plants.

GOD

Let there be lights in the expanse

of the sky to separate the day from

the night.

The light in the sky gathers into a single place and becomes the sun. Darkness

covers the land again, but in the sky light gathers into one point to become

the moon. Like a wave, stars dot the heavens creating a beautiful nighttime

array.

GOD

Let them serve as signs to mark

seasons and days and years, and let

them be lights in the expanse of

the sky to give light on the earth.

SUPER: “And there was evening and there was morning - the fourth day.”

Night turns back to day as the sun rises for the first time. Mist rises from the

ground to water the plants.

GOD

Let the water teem with living

creatures.

Sinking under the surface of the water, from the sea bed fish of all kinds, sharks,

and even whales emerge from the mud of the ground appearing fully mature and

spreading out throughout the oceans. Underwater plant-life emerges, fully mature,

on the sea bed.

GOD

Let birds fly above the earth across

the expanse of the sky.

From the dust of the ground, birds of all varieties are formed and fly into the

air. Flocks fly off in every direction.

GOD

Be fruitful and increase in number

and fill the water in the seas,

and let the birds increase on the

earth.

Night falls on the earth.

SUPER: “And there was evening and there was morning - the fifth day.”

The sun rises on a new day. Fish flourish in the seas. Birds nest in trees. Mist

covers the earth. The land appears empty although with many plants.

GOD

Let the land produce living creatures

according to their kinds: livestock...

All manner of livestock emerges from the dust of the earth.

GOD

...creatures that move along the

ground...

Smaller mammals, insects, and rodents emerge and disperse.

GOD

...and wild animals, each according

to its kind.

Larger wild animals emerge from the dust and spread out on the earth.

As God speaks, the dust of the earth in a small glade slowly forms itself into

the shape of a man. The skeleton solidifies. Organs take shape inside. Muscles

form over the frame. Skin forms over the musculature.

GOD

Let us make man in our image, in

our likeness, and let them rule

over the fish of the sea and the

birds of the air, over the

livestock, over the wild animals,

over all the earth, and over all

the creatures that move along the

ground.

The man’s eyes snap open.

END OF TEASER

ACT ONE

EXT. GARDEN OF EDEN - DAY

Four rivers flow out of a lush and beautiful garden. The man, ADAM, walks naked

toward the garden’s opening led by a man dressed in white. He is an ANGEL. The

angel stops at the entrance to the garden and allows Adam to enter.

INT. GARDEN OF EDEN - DAY

GOD

You are free to eat from any tree

in the garden; but you must not

eat from the tree of the knowledge

of good and evil, for when you eat

of it you will surely die.

ADAM

Where is this tree, Father?

GOD

The tree is located in the center

of the garden. My angel will guide

you.

The Angel walks past Adam. Adam follows him through the garden to two trees in

the center. The angel stops in front of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and

Evil.

ANGEL

This is the tree of which the Lord

has spoken.

ADAM

And I am not to eat of the fruit

of this tree?

ANGEL

As the Lord has spoken.

ADAM

Why?

ANGEL

Because the Lord has commanded it.

And what the Lord commands, we must

obey.

ADAM

Of course. Without my Father, I

would not have life, for he gave

the breath of life to me.

Adam walks away from the Tree into the garden. The Angel disappears.

INT. GARDEN OF EDEN - LATER

Adam sits alone on the ground in the garden. He looks around him. He sees

many of the other animals in pairs.

GOD

Adam.

Adam stands.

ADAM

Yes, Father.

GOD

We will find a helper suitable

for you. It is not good for you

to be alone.

ADAM

Thank you.

At this, all of the animals that God created walks up to Adam.

GOD

You have dominion over all the

beasts of the earth. These are

yours to name. Whatever you

call it, that will be its name.

One by one, the creatures pass by Adam. He touches it briefly and calls it by

name.

Time passes as the seemingly endless line of animals pass by Adam and he names

them.

Finally, the last animal passes him.

GOD

Did you find a suitable helper?

ADAM

Your creations are wondrous, Father,

but for me, none of these make a

suitable helper. There are none like

me.

GOD

You are unique in all the world.

There is no one like you for in

my own image I created you. But

you are right in saying none of

these make a suitable helper.

I will make one for you. Sleep.

Adam gets down on the ground and falls asleep.

GOD

Sleep and when you wake, you will

have a helper suitable for you.

As Adam sleeps, his skin bloodlessly slices open at the base of his ribs. A

rib emerges from his body and moves off to one side. No one seems to be holding

it. The slice on Adam’s skin reseals without a scar.

The rib remains in the air beside Adam. From the rib, the skeleton of another

human is created. Dust is not used in this creation, but the bones and organs

just seem to grow from nothing.

As the muscles form on the body, it becomes clear that this form is to be female.

Skin forms over the muscles, and hair streams out of her head.

INT. GARDEN OF EDEN - LATER

Adam wakes slowly. He sits up and looks off to one side. His face fills with

wonder and then delight.

GOD

Adam. I have made for you a suitable

helper.

ADAM

Thank you, Father.

Adam walks over to the woman, EVE, whose hair is strategically placed over her

chest, but she is clearly naked as Adam remains. Adam takes her hands in his. She

smiles at him.

ADAM

Where did this helper come from?

GOD

While you slept, I took one of

your ribs and made you this

helper. What will you call it?

ADAM

This is now bone of my bones, and

flesh of my flesh; she shall be

called “woman,” for she was taken

out of man.

Adam looks into Eve’s eyes. She smiles, shyly.

ADAM

You shall be the mother of all

the living, so your name will

be Eve. My name is Adam.

EVE

Adam...

They kiss gently. Night falls.

SUPER: “And there was evening and there was morning - the sixth day.”

INT. GARDEN OF EDEN - DAY

Adam and Eve hand in hand looking into the heavens. A light issues upon them.

GOD

Heaven and earth are completed, so

I have finished my work. On this,

the seventh day, I rest from all

the work of creating I have done.

You shall also regard this day as

a day of rest. For six days shall

you work in the garden, but let the

seventh day be holy, for as I have

rested, so shall you rest.

Now, be fruitful and multiply; fill

the earth and subdue it. Rule over

the fish of the sea and the birds of

the air and over every living creature

that moves on the ground.

I give you every seed-bearing plant

on the face of the whole earth and

every tree that has fruit with seed in

it. They will be yours for food.

To all the beasts of the earth and all

the birds of the air and all the

creatures that move on the ground -

everything that has the breath of life

in it - I give every green plant for

food.

FADE OUT.

FADE IN:

INT. GARDEN OF EDEN - DAY

Adam works the ground around a small tree. He waters it and strokes the leaves,

like a father. He is still naked because their eyes have not yet been opened. Eve

walks up having gathered some green apples and grapes for them.

EVE

How is it doing?

ADAM

I’ve worked the soil around its

base, and given it some extra water.

EVE

You’ve worked hard today.

ADAM

Our Father gave us this garden to

care for and in turn it cares for

us. We can’t take that responsibility

lightly. What have you brought?

EVE

Apples and grapes.

ADAM

My favorite.

Adam takes an apple from Eve’s basket and eats.

ADAM

Which part of the garden did these

come from?

EVE

Near the western river.

ADAM

That area seems to have the best

apples. When do you plan on

gathering again?

EVE

You were going to make sure the

birds were not getting into the

grain again. I thought I would

go to the east and see what has

grown there.

ADAM

Sounds good.

She sits down to eat, and he takes another bite.

INT. GARDEN OF EDEN - LATER

Eve walks through the garden, basket on her arm, looking at the fruit on the

trees. A SERPENT, at this point resembling a long lizard, is ahead of her. He

looks up at her.

SERPENT

Woman, where are you going?

Eve looks down at the serpent. She shows no surprise at this creature speaking.

EVE

I am heading to the eastern river

to gather fruit for me and my

husband.

She walks onward. The serpent follows.

SERPENT

Why do you walk so far for it?

EVE

My husband and I eat of all the

trees and plants in Eden. I

gathered in the west this morning.

I wish to gather in the east this

evening.

SERPENT

Why should you wish to walk so far?

EVE

It is not far.

SERPENT

Didn’t your Father say, “You must

not eat from any tree in the

garden?”

EVE

No, we may eat from any tree in the

Eden, but he did say, “You must not

eat fruit from the tree that is in

the center of the garden, and you

must not touch it, or you will die.”

SERPENT

He said, “You will die?”

EVE

He did, and he does not lie.

SERPENT

You will not die. You see, he knows

that when you eat of its choice

fruit, your eyes will be opened,

you will be like Him, like your

Father, knowing good and evil. You

will not die, but live. Follow me.

The serpent skitters away. Eve looks after him, curiously. He stops and looks back

to her.

SERPENT

Come on. You’ll never taste better

fruit, and you will have all the

knowledge in the world.

Eve follows after the serpent, warily.

INT. GARDEN OF EDEN - TREE OF KNOWLEDGE OF GOOD AND EVIL - LATER

The serpent approaches the tree. Even follows behind him.

SERPENT

Watch as I touch the tree and do

not die.

The serpent climbs the tree and sits atop a branch.

SERPENT

See? See?

EVE

Yes.

Eve walks up to the tree and places her hand on the bark.

SERPENT

Look at the fruit. Have you ever

seen anything more beautiful?

Eve turns her gaze to the apples hanging from the tree’s branches.

EVE

Very beautiful.

SERPENT

And the taste...the taste is

unparalleled.

EVE

It is?

SERPENT

Where are the best apples in Eden?

EVE

Adam likes the apples near the

western river.

SERPENT

Taste these. There is no comparison.

EVE
I shouldn’t. Our Father said not to.

SERPENT

He’s not going to know. How do you

know he’s even here?

EVE

He’s everywhere.

SERPENT

No, he’s not. Do you see him?

EVE

We’ve never seen him. But he is

here.

SERPENT

Come on. Just one bite. You won’t

regret it. I promise.

EVE

Just one...

Eve reaches up and takes an apple from the tree. Its skin is red and bright.

EVE

...one bite...

SERPENT

Just one bite.

EVE

It looks so good.

SERPENT

Delicious beyond compare.

EVE

It can’t hurt, I guess.

She takes a bite. Her expression reveals it tastes better than anything she has

ever had before.

SERPENT

You like it?

EVE

MmHm...

Eve looks down. She is suddenly embarrassed.

EVE

I’m naked!

She grabs some leaves from a nearby fig tree and vines from a grapevine. She

covers herself with the hasty coverings.

EVE

How could I have not known?

SERPENT

Who knows? Don’t you think your

husband would enjoy such choice

fruit?

EVE

I know he would. He loves apples.

Eve takes another apple and brings it to Adam, who is ensuring that the grain is

bird free. When he sees Eve approach in her new garments, he looks confused.

ADAM

Eve, you’re back early. Why do

you have leaves on your body?

EVE

Don’t worry about that. Here.

Try this.

ADAM

Ok. Where’d it come from?

EVE

` Just try it. It’s unbelievable.

ADAM

All right.

Adam bites into the apple. The serpent peeks out from behind some bushes and

smiles. Adam looks at himself and blushes.

ADAM

I’m naked! Eve, where did you find

those leaves? I need some.

EVE

I knew you were naked, so I

brought some with me.

Adam sews the leaves together as they talk.

ADAM

Where did the apple come from?

EVE

That tree in the center of the

garden that Father told us not to

eat from? Well, the serpent told me

the fruit was very good. I took

some and ate it, and it is, and

look, we didn’t die.

ADAM

What have you done? You disobeyed

our Father and caused me to do

the same!

Adam suddenly looks up. It’s like he knows something unseen.

ADAM

Our Father is here. He is walking

in the garden. Hide!

Adam and Eve take cover in some bushes to hide themselves.

GOD

Adam. Where are you?

ADAM

I heard you in the garden, Father.

I was afraid and I hid, because I

am naked.

GOD

Who told you that you were naked?

Did you eat from the tree that I

commanded you not to eat from?

Adam stands. He wears his fig leaf covering. He points to Eve.

ADAM

It was this woman you put here with

me. She gave me some of the fruit

from the tree, and I ate it.

GOD

Eve, why have you done this?

Eve stands and points to the serpent, who cowers.

EVE

The serpent deceived me, and I

ate.

GOD

Because you have done this,

Cursed are you above all the

livestock and all the wild animals!

You will crawl on your belly

and you will eat dust all the

days of your life.

At this the serpent sheds its skin and legs and lands on its belly. It looks

toward the heavens with Adam and Eve.

GOD

And I will put enmity between

you and the woman, and between

your offspring and hers; he will

crush your head, and you will

strike his heel.

The serpent slithers away. Eve flinches as he goes away.

GOD

Eve, I will greatly increase

your pains in childbearing; with

pain you will give birth to children.

Your desire will be for your husband,

and he will rule over you.

Eve bows her head, chastised.

GOD

And you, Adam, because you listened

to your wife and at from the tree

about which I commanded you not eat of,

Cursed is the ground because of you;

through painful toil you will eat

of it all the days of your life. It

will produce thorns and thistles for

you, and you will eat the plants of the

field. By the sweat of your brow you

will eat your food until you return

to the ground, since from it you were

taken; for dust you are and to dust

you will return.

Adam bows his head, also chastised.

GOD

These are garments of skin. In the

future, you will make them yourselves

so you will have coverings for

yourself and your children.

Adam and Eve are covered in animal skin clothing.

GOD

You are banished from my garden and

will no longer enjoy the life I had

given you.

Adam and Eve take each others’ hands. They walk out of the garden together.

INT. HEAVEN

In a surreal white location without walls or barriers, angels stand together

before a great throne upon which sits God, who is portrayed only as a great

light and never truly seen by us.

GOD

The man has now become like one of

us, knowing good and evil. He must

not be allowed to take also from the

tree of life and eat and live forever.

Cherubim, go now and guard the tree.

Two ANGELS take up FLAMING SWORDS and disappear.

EXT. GARDEN OF EDEN - DAY

As Adam and Eve exit the boundaries of the Garden of Eden, the Cherubim appear at

the entrance to the garden. They hold their swords before them and are as tall as

trees.

Adam and Eve look at their former home, sadly. Hand in hand, they walk into the

wilderness together.

END OF ACT ONE

ACT TWO

EXT. ADAM’S HOME - DAY

SUPER: “130 years later”

Adam and Eve live in a small house in a plantation-like setting with gardens and

livestock. Their two sons, CAIN and ABEL work in the fields.

CAIN, the elder, tends to the gardens. He cares for and inspects the fruits

thereof.

ABEL, the younger, tends the livestock in the fields, which consists of sheep

and goats.

Adam, although older, he doesn’t look it, walks out into the garden to Cain. He

is followed by Cain and Abel’s younger sister, AWAN.

ADAM

How’s the food supply, Cain?

CAIN

Doing well. It’s a good crop

this year.

ADAM

Well done. I’m leaving Awan here

with you to help you bring in

our dinner.

CAIN

Thank you, father.

ADAM

Keep up the good work. I’m

going to check on your

brother, Abel.

Adam pats Cain on the back and moves off towards the fields. Awan carries a

basket and moves up to Cain.

AWAN

Where shall we start?

CAIN

Whatever you want. The field is

yours to choose.

AWAN

Are we not to preserve the best

for Father God?

CAIN

I’ve got a supply for Father God,

but for you, I’ve reserved the best.

She smiles. As there are no other people on the earth, these two are to become

husband and wife, and they know it.

Adam walks out of the garden and into the fields where Abel tends the flocks.

ADAM

Abel, has that ewe given birth

yet?

ABEL

She has. The lamb is beautiful.

Abel leads Adam to a young lamb. It is indeed spotless and beautiful.

ABEL

It is the firstborn lamb of that

ewe. It should be Father God’s.

ADAM

Well said, my son. Next year,

you may offer it to Him.

ABEL

Is dinner ready?

ADAM

Cain and Awan are gathering the

fruit as we speak. Milk a goat

so we may drink as well as eat.

ABEL

Yes, father.

Abel moves off to the goats. Adam walks back to the modest house and goes inside.

INT. ADAM’S HOUSE - DAY

Eve sits in a primitive chair sewing animal skins together into a garment. She is

pregnant. Adam enters and kisses her forehead.

ADAM

How are you doing, my wife?

EVE

I’m ready to bear you another

child. When Father said it would

be painful, I thought it would

just apply to the end. He never

mentioned the aches during the

whole process.

Adam feels of her belly. He smiles.

ADAM

I feel it moving. It will be

soon, I know it.

EVE

Is Cain coming with dinner?

ADAM

Yes. I have Awan helping him

gather.

EVE

When are they to join together?

ADAM

Whenever they are ready. Father

God made you from me, but they

came from us. Awan will be the

wife of Cain. They know this.

When they take each other, Cain

will move on to his own land

and his own family. The two shall

be one flesh as we are. For

this reason, a man will leave

his mother and father and be

united to his wife.

EVE

When will we die as Father

promised?

ADAM

I don’t know. It will happen.

Because we ate the forbidden

fruit, someday we will die.

Until then, we will do our

duty to this world and our

Father, and fill the earth.

EVE

Yes.

Cain and Awan enter the house. They carry the choicest fruits in their basket

into the house and place it on a table. Adam looks in the basket.

ADAM

This looks good, you two.

CAIN

Thank you, father.

AWAN

Thank you, father.

ADAM

Cain and Awan, the time has come,

we believe, for you to be husband

and wife. Our Father God told us

to multiply and cover the earth.

It is time for you two to take up

this responsibility as well. You

are our firstborn son and daughter,

and it is right that you take each

other.

Cain turns to Awan. She smiles at him.

CAIN

Awan, today you are no longer

my sister, but my wife.

AWAN

And you, Cain, are now my husband

and no longer my brother.

ADAM

Tonight, you two will be one.

Abel enters carrying a container of fresh goat’s milk.

ABEL

I have the milk.

ADAM

Abel, congratulate your brother

and sister. They are husband and

wife.

ABEL

I am happy for you. May our Father

God give continual blessings upon

our household.

CAIN

Thank you.

ABEL

Father, I wish to take of the flocks

tomorrow and make an offering of

thanks to our Father God.

ADAM

Of course. Take the best of the flock

and offer it to our Father.

A brief silence ensues. Cain suddenly speaks up.

CAIN

I, too, wish to make an offering to

our Father God. An offering of the

fields I tirelessly work in.

ADAM

Of course. Take the best of the

fields and offer it to our Father.

EVE

Can we eat yet? The baby is

starving.

ADAM

Yes. Let’s eat.

EVE

Thank you.

The family gathers around the table and partakes of their dinner.

EXT. ADAM’S HOUSE - DAY

On the following day, Abel walks through his flocks and picks up a perfect sheep.

Cain goes through his fields and picks over the fruit. He does not pick the best

of his fields, but those he would not eat or have some kind of problem. The type

he would not have a problem getting rid of.

EXT. MOUNT OF OFFERING - DAY

Cain and Abel build alters atop the mount. Abel builds blindly, but Cain

continually watches his brother, as if competing with him. Once the altar is

built, Abel places the meat and fat of the sheep (which he has already thankfully

taken care of) onto the altar. Cain places his fruits on his altar.

Abel raises his hands to the heavens and calls out:

ABEL

Oh, Sovereign Father God, creator

of heaven and earth! I offer you

thanks for the wonderful bounty

you have given to my family. Please

accept this humble offering in

return for all you have given me.

At this fire issues out of heaven and envelopes the offering, burning it up

completely. Abel is beside himself.

ABEL

Father God accepted my offering.

Not to be outdone, Cain raises his hands to the heavens and cries out:

CAIN

Oh, Sovereign Father God, creator

of heaven and earth! I offer you

thanks for the wonderful bounty

you have given to my family. And

also for the wife you have granted

me to continue your will. Please

accept this humble offering in

return for all you have given me!

Cain anticipates a grand return as Abel had received. Nothing happens.

CAIN

Oh, Sovereign Father God, creator

of heaven and earth! I offer you

thanks for the wonderful bounty

you have given to my family. And

also for the wife you have granted

me to continue your will. Please

accept this humble offering in

return for all you have given me!

Still, nothing happens.

CAIN

(desperately)

Oh, Sovereign Father God, creator

of heaven and earth! I offer you

thanks for the wonderful bounty

you have given to my family. And

also for the wife you have granted

me to continue your will. Please

accept this humble offering like

you accepted the offering of my

brother Abel in return for all you

have given me!

Abel places his hand on Cain’s shoulder.

ABEL

God has not inclined to your offering,

my brother. Perhaps if you had

brought the choice fruits rather than

the inferior, he would have inclined

to yours as he inclined to mine.

Abel walks away. Cain is fuming. He violently kicks down his altar, throwing its

pieces and his offering all over the ground.

GOD

Why are you so angry? Why is your

face downcast? If you do what is

right, will you not be accepted?

But if you do not do what is right,

then sin is crouching at your door.

It desires to have you, but you must

master it.

Cain turns and storms off.

EXT. ADAM’S LAND - DAY

Cain is tilling the ground, still fuming over Abel. Coming in the direction of

his land, Abel’s flock are grazing near an area he has recently tilled. he ignores

it for a moment. When he looks back up, The flocks have crossed onto the ploughed

area and are eating the grass off the ground he has turned over.

Angrily, he throws down his tiller and storms over to Abel.

CAIN

What have I done to you that you

bring your flocks onto my land

to feed?

Abel is taken aback, but replies calmly.

ABEL

What have I done to you that you

feed on the milk of my flock and

clothe yourself in their wool?

If this is a problem, then remove

the wool of my sheep that you’re

wearing, compensate me for the

milk you have drunk, and when this

has been done, I will go.

Cain gets in Abel’s face.

CAIN

Tell me something: if I kill you

today, who will require compensation

for your blood?

ABEL

Our Father God who created us on

the earth will avenge me and require

compensation for my blood if you

should kill me, for He is the

judge of all men and repay you

according to your evil. If you kill

me today, Father God knows your

secret ideas and will judge the evil

you declare to me this day.

Abel turns away from Cain. Cain is incensed. With a mighty cry, he takes up his

tiller and beats Abel with. Abel falls to the ground. The sheep scatter. Blood

flows beneath him.

END OF ACT TWO

ACT THREE

EXT. ADAM’S LAND - DAY

Cain finishes digging a hole in his field. He looks around, panicked. He walks

over to Abel’s dead body. He picks it up and dumps it in the hole. He covers the

body with the dirt of the hole.

Once finished, he collapses to the ground in tears. His clothes and hands are

covered in Abel’s blood.

CAIN

(weakly)

What have I done?

Cain weeps for a moment before:

GOD

Where is your brother, Abel?

Cain recovers himself and looks to the heavens.

CAIN

I don’t know. Am I my brother’s

keeper?

GOD

What have you done? Don’t you

know your brother’s blood cries

out to me from the ground? Now

you are under a curse and driven

from the ground which opened up

to receive your brother’s blood

from your hand. Now when you work

the ground, it will not yield its

crops for you. You will be a

restless wanderer on the earth.

CAIN

Please, Father God, my punishment

is more than I can bear. You are

driving me from the land to be a

restless wanderer on the earth. I

will be hidden from your presence

and whoever finds me will kill me.

GOD

No. If anyone kills Cain, he will

suffer vengeance seven times over.

A mark appears on Cain’s forehead.

GOD

Take your wife and go.

Cain runs back to the house and bursts in.

INT. ADAM’S HOUSE - DAY

Adam, Eve, and Awan look up to see Cain standing in the doorway, looking like

a crazed madman.

ADAM

Cain! What is going on?

CAIN

Father, I am sorry. I have to

leave your presence.

ADAM

Why? What happened? Where is

your brother?

Cain fights tears.

CAIN

I’m sorry, but when Abel’s offering

was accepted over my own, it upset

me. I was moved to kill him, which

I did.

Eve and Awan react in shock to this news. Adam is staggered. Cain struggles to

maintain his composure

CAIN

When I saw what I’d done, I knew

it was a sin committed against

our Father God. He has driven from

this land into one of my own. May

your child be a tribute to your

house and succeed where I have

failed.

ADAM

Cain...did Father forgive you?

CAIN

I don’t know. I told him that

anyone who found me would kill

me, but he gave me this mark to

prevent it. But I don’t know

if that means he forgave me.

EVE

Do you have to go? I have already

lost one son today.

CAIN

Father God has commanded it. I

must not sin again by breaking it.

Come Awan. It’s time to leave.

Awan stands. She kisses Adam and Eve goodbye. With a final glance, Cain and

Awan leave the presence of their parents and the Lord. Adam holds Eve, who

cries on his shoulder.

EXT. WILDERNESS - DAY

Cain and Awan travel through the wilderness of the world.

INT. CAVE - NIGHT

Cain and Awan settle for the evening in a cave near a large, open, fertile plain.

CAIN

How are you doing?

AWAN

Not so good. This isn’t going to

be easy.

CAIN

No, but we can do it. We will

be the start of the people

here as our parents will

continue where they are.

AWAN

Are you ok?

CAIN

I’ll never be ok. I killed

my brother. Abel was the first

man to die, and it was by my

hand. I will always be remembered

but hated.

AWAN

I don’t hate you.

CAIN

I’m glad.

They kiss gently and lie down.

INT. ADAM’S HOUSE - DAY

Eve is straining under the throes of childbirth.

ADAM

We’re almost there.

Eve strains again, screaming under the pain and pressure.

ADAM

I’ve got a head! One more, my love,

one more!

Eve gives a final push and relaxes. A cry permeates the air.

ADAM

We have another boy!

He hands the child to Eve, who cradles him.

EVE

Father has granted me another son

in place of Abel, who Cain killed.

He shall be called Seth.

ADAM

He shall be a tribute to our Father

who gave him to us.

Adam and Eve kiss each other and gaze upon their new son.

EXT. FOREST - DAY

SUPER: “567 years later”

“697 Anno Mundi”

A man, ENOCH, sits with paper on his lap, reading the words to children around

him. They are METHUSELAH, a boy of 10, ELISHA, a boy of 8, and MELCHA, a girl

of 6. The children are, in turn surrounded by a group of older men and women.

ENOCH

When Adam was 130 years old, he

and his wife Eve gave birth to

Seth.

Enoch looks up at Adam and Eve, now aged somewhat to 672 years, but still looking

strong. They look over to Seth, who is now 542.

METHUSELAH

(pointing)

Seth!

ENOCH

That’s right. Seth is still with

us as are the parents of everyone,

Adam and Eve. 697 now, right?

Adam nods and smiles.

ADAM

And still young.

The group laughs.

ENOCH

So, when Seth was 105 years old,

he took Azura, his sister as a wife,

and gave birth to Enosh.

Seth holds Azura, and they look over to their son, ENOSH, a strapping lad of 437,

standing with his wife, NOAM.

MELCHA

I know Enosh and Noam. They

give me grapes.

ENOSH

Only when no one is looking.

They group laughs again.

ENOCH

Now, when Enosh was 90, he and

Noam became the father of Kenan,

who was a kind and wise ruler

of our people.

KENAN

Was?

Everyone looks to KENAN, who is dressed elegantly at the age of 332, and standing

with his wife, MUALELETH.

ENOCH

He also was given great wisdom by

God and was the first to recognize

the growing unrighteousness of men.

God gave Kenan a message of what

will happen to us if men continue

to disobey God.

KENAN

When I was 40, I said to the

people that unless they turn back

to God, he will destroy the world

in a great flood.

ELISHA

When will God do that?

KENAN

He did not say.

ENOCH

Now, when Kenan was 70, he and

Mualeleth gave birth to Mahalalel.

MAHALALEL, who stands with the rest of the group at age 262 with his wife DINAH,

smiles at Enoch.

ENOCH

And when Mahalalel was 65, he took

Dinah for his wife, who gave birth

to my father, Jared.

JARED, at 197, stands with his wife, BARAKA.

ENOCH

And when Jared was 162, he gave

birth to Enoch, and that would be

me. I took Edna for my wife, and

10 years ago, when I was 65, we

gave birth to a son, Methuselah.

METHUSELAH

That’s me!

ENOCH

Yes, my son, that is you.

Enoch looks up and smiles at his wife, EDNA, who stands with the rest of the

family.

ENOCH

And now here we are, 697 years

since the creation of the world

powerless to stop the decline of

the sons of Cain. We are thankful

always for our ancestors, who are

still with us, but as God warned,

will someday die. I have endeavored

to write down the lineage of our

fathers and what God has commanded

us to do. It is my hope that we

may gather together annually,

taking only a small part of our

year to learn from one another and

for our fathers to pass their

knowledge to our sons.

Enoch looks from Adam to little Methuselah.

MAHALALEL

I feel like there is another

reason we are here, Enoch. We

know you have been spending a lot

of time in seclusion, wrapped up

in the knowledge and understanding

of God.

EDNA

Even I, your wife, see you rarely.

ENOCH

I find I must secret myself away

from men and their ways. I wish to

teach my children what they need to

know, but the more I learn of God,

the less I find I know.

KENAN

What is happening? Is God sending

the flood?

ENOCH

Not yet. Man has not yet angered

God to that extent, however, I

feel that God wishes to say more

than he has to any man so far.

I don’t wish to show myself as

better than anyone else, for I

am of the youngest of all of you.

JARED

You are special, my son. God has

already given you a great gift.

You have recorded our family for

generations to know where they

came from when we do finally die.

BARAKA

And we are equally grateful that

you have taught these things to us.

ENOCH

I do as God commands. But let us

not speak of such things now. I

find myself far too humble to be

the subject of discussion. Let’s

eat and save these things for

another day.

As the group talks amongst themselves and moves off to the food which has been

brought, Enoch appears reflective.

ENOCH

(to himself)

I just don’t know what’s going

to happen to me next.

INT. ENOCH’S HOUSE - DAY

Enoch is in a private room, kneeling in prayer to God. A voice issues from

heaven.

ANGEL

Enoch!

Enoch rises.

ENOCH

Here am I.

ANGEL

Go from your house and show yourself

to the sons of men, so you can teach

them the work they must accomplish

to enter into the way of the Father

of all.

ENOCH

Where shall I go?

ANGEL

You know the way.

ENOCH

Thank you, messenger of God.

Enoch walks from his private room into the rest of his house where Edna,

Methuselah, Elisha, Melcha are sitting as well as two more children, ELIMELECH,

a boy, and NAHMAH, a girl.

ENOCH

God sent a messenger to tell

me to appear before the people

and teach them of his ways.

Edna walks calmly over to Enoch and takes his hands. Fear reigns in her eyes.

EDNA

If God told you to go, then you

must go. I won’t hide that I

am afraid for you, because men

do not listen to God in some places.

If you proclaim him, and they do

not wish to hear you, you could

die by their hands. They are not

afraid to do this. Cain may have

repented, but his children are not

so regretful.

ENOCH

God will protect me. He has asked

me to go, so I will go.

EDNA

Be careful, my husband.

ENOCH

I will.

Enoch hugs the children before he goes. He leaves the house.

EXT. CITY - DAY

Enoch walks boldly through the city streets. He leaps upon a pedestal and speaks

to the people passing by.

ENOCH

Where is the man who wishes to know

the ways of the Father God and

good works? Let him come to Enoch.

Most people ignore him, though a few seem to be curious about this bold man.

ENOCH

Where is the man who wishes to know

the ways of the Father God and

good works? Let him come to Enoch.

More men are intrigued by Enoch. They begin to gather around.

ENOCH

Where is the man who wishes to know

the ways of the Father God and

good works? Let him come to Enoch.

Looking around him, Enoch finds a number have assembled.

ENOCH

Sons of Adam, listen to me. The

Lord spoke to me, saying,

The Holy One will come forth from his

dwelling, and the eternal God will

tread upon the earth, even on Mount

Sinai, and appear in the strength of

His might from the heaven of heavens.

And all shall be smitten with fear

And the Watchers shall quake, and

great fear and trembling shall seize

them to the ends of the earth. And the

high mountains shall be shaken, and

the high hills shall be made low, and

shall melt like wax before the flame

and the earth shall be wholly rent in

sunder, and all that is upon the earth

shall perish, and there shall be a

judgment on all men. But with the

righteous he will make peace and will

protect the elect, and mercy will be

upon them. And they will all belong to

God, and they shall be prosperous, and

they shall all be blessed.

(MORE)
ENOCH (cont’d)

And he will help them all, and light

shall appear to them and He will make

peace with them, and behold! He comes

with ten thousands of his angels to

execute judgment upon all, and to

destroy the ungodly: and to convict

all flesh of all the works of their

ungodliness which they have ungodly

committed, and of all the hard things

which ungodly sinners have spoken

against him.

The people are silent around him.

ENOCH

What will you be? Do you want to

be of the elect or the sinners?

The people retain their silence.

ENOCH

For the sinner, the years of your life

will perish, and the years of your

destruction shall be multiplied in

eternal execration and you will find no

mercy. But to the elect there will be

given wisdom and light and joy and peace,

and you will inherit the earth. You shall

not again transgress or will you sin

all the days of your life, nor will you

die of the divine anger or wrath,

but you shall complete the number of your

days. Your lives will be increased in

peace, and the years of your joy will

be multiplied, in eternal gladness and

peace all the days of your life.

Enoch stops again and looks around.

MAN IN CROWD

How do we find this peace?

ENOCH

Do as God commands, and He will give you

peace.

The crowd reaches for Enoch, all speaking at once. Enoch’s words are drowned

out in the tumult, but it is apparent, his message got through to him.

EXT. A GROVE - DAY

SUPER: “233 years later”

SUPER: “930 Anno Mundi”

Enoch, simply but elegantly dressed, stands with the rest of his family,

noticeably missing the likenesses of Adam and Eve. Seth stands before them next to

a freshly dug plot of ground.

SETH

So it comes to the end of our father,

Adam’s life after 930 years upon this

earth. Let us never forget that he,

like our mother, Eve, died because

they transgressed God’s commands and

partook of the tree of the knowledge

of good and evil. Through them, we

learn of the goodness and the justice

of God, our Eternal Father. Today, we

lay Adam to rest peacefully, his body

returning to the dust from which God

made him. My father, Adam, taught me

many things of God, and I have passed

them on the best I could. Never let

us forget that Adam’s father is the

Almighty God, who created everything

around us, and that by following His

ways, we may have a long life on the

earth.

The family applauds Seth’s words. Enoch walks away from the service. His father,

Jared, approaches him.

JARED

Enoch.

Enoch turns to his father and smiles. They embrace for a moment and then they

walk away from the grave of Adam.

JARED

I’m proud of you, son. God has placed

you where you are needed the most:

ruling with wisdom over mankind.

ENOCH

I’m leaving my position of leadership.

JARED

What?

ENOCH

I am losing sight of God, father. I

need to do as I did before. Hide

myself away in order to serve Him.

The affairs of the land take too much

attention away from what really

matters. I have given them wisdom,

and I will continue to do so, but I

need to give the land to someone

else.

JARED

How will you know who to give it to?

ENOCH

God will show me the way.

EXT. MONTAGE

--Enoch appoints someone else to head over the country.

--Enoch walks to his former home and into his private room where he prays again.

--Men appear at his door. He teaches them.

--Enoch teaches on many occasions to men in small and large groups. They listen

with rapt concentration.

EXT. REMOTE LOCATION - DAY

SUPER: “57 Years Later”

SUPER: “987 Anno Mundi”

Enoch sits upon a rock watching men approach him. They bow down upon reaching him.

MEN

May the king live! May the king live!

ENOCH

Rise, please. I am no longer your

king.

KING

But you speak with more wisdom than

than I who reigns in your place. Your

face shines with a Godlike awe that

drives men to fear you.

ENOCH

I am only a man, like you.

KING

Teach us, so I may lead the people.

ENOCH

Lead the people as you would, yourself,

be led. When you judge others, do so

without regards to who they are, but

in the facts as you know them.

Suddenly, a light shines down upon Enoch. Enoch looks up curiously, and halts

the questions of the men.

ANGEL

Enoch!

ENOCH

Here am I.

ANGEL

The Lord who reigns in heaven wishes

to bring you up to heaven to rule

over the sons of God, and you have

reigned over the sons of men.

ENOCH

I am ready.

ANGEL

We will come for you.

The light dims out. Enoch looks over the assembly.

ENOCH

I have been required to ascend into

heaven, and I do not know the day of

my going. So I will continue to teach

you wisdom and knowledge and will give

you instruction before I leave you:

how to act upon earth and how you

are to live.

Time lapses as Enoch teaches the men. He writes many things down and gives them

to the men. Finally, they lift up their eyes and see a horse descending from

heaven, galloping through the air. The men are stunned. Enoch looks upon it with

rapt joy.

KING

Enoch! A horse descends from the

heavens!

ENOCH

It is on my account that this horse

descends upon the earth. The time has

come when I must go from you and I

will no more be seen by you.

The horse completes its descent and stands before Enoch. Enoch calls out to the men

assembled.

ENOCH

I have given you wisdom and knowledge

and divine instruction. Serve the Lord

your God and walk in all His ways all

the days of your lives.

Enoch climbs upon the horse and gallops away. The men mount their horses and

follow behind him. All night into the next day, they follow Enoch on his ride.

Enoch finally stops and turns to them.

ENOCH

Return home to your tents. Why do you

follow?

Some of the caravan turns away, but many remain.

ENOCH

You must return.

KING

We will follow you to the place you are

going. As the Lord lives, only death

will separate us.

Enoch turns and gallops away again. The men follow. Enoch turns back to them.

ENOCH

(yelling)

Go back! You cannot follow me!

KING

(yelling)

Never! Only death will part us!

ENOCH

(yelling)

No!

Enoch gallops faster. They try to keep up with him.

Suddenly, a whirlwind rises from the ground and lifts Enoch and his horse. The

horses of the men who followed him panic and throw them to the ground.

Enoch’s horse changes into a fiery chariot, pulled by two fiery horses. Fire

floods the ground engulfing the men who were closest. Enoch ascends into the

heavens and is gone.

The men who were beyond the edge of the fire watch in awe and wonder.

END OF ACT THREE

Source Material:

From the Bible:

Genesis 1:1 - 5:24

From Extra-Canonical Works:

Book of Jasher 1:1 - 3:38

Book of the Jubilees Chapter 4

Book of Enoch Chapters 1 & 5