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Creation

Nicknamed 'God the Geometer,' this artwork shows God using geometric principles in creating the earth. It is the Frontispiece of Bible Moralisee, in the Codex Vindobonensis 2554 (French, ca. 1250), in the Österreichische Nationalbibliothek.

The creation of heaven and earth in the first chapter of Genesis represents the new creation of the celestial church called 'Man'.

(Odkazy: Arcana Coelestia 9336, Genesis 1)

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Knee

'A knee,' as in Genesis 30:5, signifies conjugial love.

In Isaiah 66:12, this signifies celestial love.

In Ezekiel 7:17, this signifies the love of good.

(Odkazy: Arcana Coelestia 8915)