▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁h ymn : ▁▁ <0x09> “ ▁And ▁you ▁derive ▁from ▁a ▁foreign ▁thing : ▁and ▁it ▁pres ides ▁over ▁a ▁foreign ▁thing . ▁ <0x09> But ▁now , ▁you ▁derive ▁from ▁a ▁foreign ▁thing : ▁and ▁it ▁pres ides ▁over ▁a ▁foreign ▁thing . ▁ <0x09> You ▁derive ▁from ▁a ▁foreign ▁thing : ▁for ▁you ▁are ▁[ d iss im ilar ]. ” ▁ ▁The ▁“ fore ign ▁thing ” ▁here ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁In visible ▁Parent , ▁that ▁is , ▁the ▁highest ▁being ▁in ▁the ▁g nost ic ▁myth ology ▁that ▁the ▁Bar bel o ▁was ▁created ▁from . ▁A ▁S eth ian ▁of ▁the ▁g nost ic ▁race ▁would ▁consider ▁themselves ▁a ▁foreign er , ▁born ▁of ▁foreign ers ▁( th ose ▁within ▁S eth ’ s ▁imm ov able ▁race ). ▁The ▁actual ▁line age ▁the ▁author ▁is ▁likely ▁referring ▁to ▁is ▁that ▁Adam , ▁was ▁derived ▁from ▁Bar bel o , ▁who ▁res ides ▁over ▁Adam , ▁S eth , ▁and ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁lower ▁real ms , ▁while ▁Bar bel o ▁itself ▁was ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁In visible ▁Parent . ▁The ▁word ▁dis similar ▁was ▁only ▁partially ▁preserved . ▁▁ <0x09> H ymn ▁ 2 : ▁Pra ise ▁of ▁the ▁Bar bel o ▁takes ▁on ▁the ▁voice ▁of ▁both ▁Ger ad am as ▁and ▁S eth ▁who ▁are ▁joint ly ▁pra ising ▁Bar bel o ▁since ▁this ▁is ▁ultimately ▁where ▁they ▁derive ▁from ▁and ▁where ▁they ▁res ide ▁in ▁their ▁spiritual ▁arch