our having come out of the cave, without His
order; and for our having done so of our own accord, without consulting
Him, when we left the cave and came to this place."

13 Then Eve said, "If, indeed, the earth quaked for our sake, and this
rock forms a tent over us because of our transgression, then we will be
sorry, O Adam, because our punishment will be long.

14 But get up and pray to God to let us know concerning this, and what
this rock is that is spread over us like a tent."

15 Then Adam stood up and prayed before the Lord, to let him know what
had brought about this difficult time. And Adam stood praying like
that until the morning.

* The word "dome" is used here but the text does not specifically
suggest that the covering was round--only that it covered them on all
sides, however a dome is the most likely shape that would have be able
to withstand the impact with the ground. From verse 9 that says "when
they saw it" and verse 11 that says "shut us up in this prison", we can
conclude that the dome had holes in its sides that were big enough to
let in light and air but were too small to allow Adam and Eve to
escape. Another conclusion would be that the holes were large but too
high up for Adam and Eve to reach, however the former is more likely.

** In verse 7 of the next chapter (XLIX), God tells Adam and Eve that
the ground was also lowered under them--"I commanded . . . the rock
under you to lower itself".

Chapter XLIX - The first prophecy of the Resurrection.

1 Then the Word of God came and said:--

2 "O Adam, who counselled you, when you came out of the cave, to come
to this place?"

3 And Adam said to God, "O Lord, we came to this place because of the
heat of the fire, that came over us inside the cave."

4 Then the Lord God said to Adam, "O Adam, you dread the heat of fire
for one night, but how will it be when you live in hell?

5 Yet, O Adam, don't be afraid, and don't believe that I have placed
this dome of rock over you to plague you with it.

6 It came from Satan, who had promised you the Godhead and majesty. It
is he who threw down this rock to kill you under it, and Eve with you,
and thus to prevent you from living on the earth.

7 But, in mercy for you, just as that rock was falling down on you, I
commanded it to form an dome over you; and the rock under you to lower
itself.

8 And this sign, O Adam, will happen to Me at My coming on earth: Satan
will raise the peop