2 Esdras 6:53-55

Common English Bible

⁵³ “On the sixth day you commanded the earth that it create before you cattle, beasts, and reptiles, ⁵⁴ and over these you set Adam, the leader over all the things you had made. From him we all, the people you have chosen, have been brought forth.

⁵⁵ “I have said all these things before you, Lord, because you have said that you created the oldest age^[a] for our sake.