Arcana Coelestia # 554
554. Genesis 6:1-8
1. And so it was that man began to multiply himself over the face 1 of the ground, and daughters were born to them.
2. And the sons of God saw the daughters of man that they were fair, and took wives for themselves from all whom they chose.
3. And Jehovah said, My spirit will not reprove man for ever, in that he is flesh; and his days will be a hundred and twenty years.
4. The Nephilim were in the land in those days, very much so after the sons of God went in to the daughters of man, who bore children to them; they were mighty men (vir) who from of old were men (vir) of the name.
5. And Jehovah saw that the evil of man had been increased on the earth; and all the imagination of the thoughts of his heart was altogether evil all the day long.
6. And Jehovah repented that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart.
7. And Jehovah said, I will wipe out man whom I have created from upon the face' of the ground, from man even to beast, even to creeping thing, and even to birds of the air; 2 for I repent of having made them.
8. And Noah found grace in Jehovah's eyes.
CONTENTS
The subject is the state of the people before the Flood.
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Genesis 5
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This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, he made him in God's likeness.
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He created them male and female, and blessed them, and called their name "Adam," in the day when they were created.
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Adam lived one hundred thirty years, and became the father of a son in his own likeness, after his image, and named him Seth.
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The days of Adam after he became the father of Seth were eight hundred years, and he became the father of sons and daughters.
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All the days that Adam lived were nine hundred thirty years, then he died.
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Seth lived one hundred five years, and became the father of Enosh.
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Seth lived after he became the father of Enosh eight hundred seven years, and became the father of sons and daughters.
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All the days of Seth were nine hundred twelve years, then he died.
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Enosh lived ninety years, and became the father of Kenan.
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Enosh lived after he became the father of Kenan, eight hundred fifteen years, and became the father of sons and daughters.
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All the days of Enosh were nine hundred five years, then he died.
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Kenan lived seventy years, and became the father of Mahalalel.
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Kenan lived after he became the father of Mahalalel eight hundred forty years, and became the father of sons and daughters
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and all the days of Kenan were nine hundred ten years, then he died.
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Mahalalel lived sixty-five years, and became the father of Jared.
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Mahalalel lived after he became the father of Jared eight hundred thirty years, and became the father of sons and daughters.
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All the days of Mahalalel were eight hundred ninety-five years, then he died.
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Jared lived one hundred sixty-two years, and became the father of Enoch.
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Jared lived after he became the father of Enoch eight hundred years, and became the father of sons and daughters.
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All the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty-two years, then he died.
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Enoch lived sixty-five years, and became the father of Methuselah.
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Enoch walked with God after he became the father of Methuselah three hundred years, and became the father of sons and daughters.
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All the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty-five years.
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Enoch walked with God, and he was not, for God took him.
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Methuselah lived one hundred eighty-seven years, and became the father of Lamech.
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Methuselah lived after he became the father of Lamech seven hundred eighty-two years, and became the father of sons and daughters.
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All the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty-nine years, then he died.
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Lamech lived one hundred eighty-two years, and became the father of a son,
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and he named him Noah, saying, "This same will comfort us in our work and in the toil of our hands, because of the ground which Yahweh has cursed."
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Lamech lived after he became the father of Noah five hundred ninety-five years, and became the father of sons and daughters.
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All the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy-seven years, then he died.
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Noah was five hundred years old, and Noah became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
