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Genesis 5

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1 This is the book of the births of Man*. In the day that God created Man, in the likeness of God He made him.

2 Male and female He created them, and blessed them, and called their name Man in the day of their being created.

3 And Man lived thirty and a hundred years, and begot into his likeness, according·​·to his image, and called his name Seth.

4 And the days of Man after he begot Seth were eight hundred years; and he begot sons and daughters.

5 And all the days that Man lived were nine hundred years and thirty years; and he died.

6 And Seth lived five years and a hundred years, and begot Enosh.

7 And Seth lived after he begot Enosh seven years and eight hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.

8 And all the days of Seth were twelve years and nine hundred years; and he died.

9 And Enosh lived ninety years, and begot Kenan.

10 And Enosh lived after he begot Kenan fifteen years and eight hundred years; and begot sons and daughters.

11 And all the days of Enosh were five years and nine hundred years; and he died.

12 And Kenan lived seventy years, and begot Mahalalel.

13 And Kenan lived after he begot Mahalalel forty years and eight hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.

14 And all the days of Kenan were ten years and nine hundred years; and he died.

15 And Mahalalel lived five years and sixty years, and begot Jared.

16 And Mahalalel lived after he begot Jared thirty years and eight hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.

17 And all the days of Mahalalel were five and ninety years and eight hundred years; and he died.

18 And Jared lived two and sixty years and a hundred years, and begot Enoch.

19 And Jared lived after he begot Enoch eight hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.

20 And all the days of Jared were two and sixty years and nine hundred years; and he died.

21 And Enoch lived five and sixty years, and begot Methuselah.

22 And Enoch walked with God after he begot Methuselah three hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.

23 And all the days of Enoch was* five and sixty years and three hundred years.

24 And Enoch walked with God, and he was no more*, for God took him.

25 And Methuselah lived seven and eighty years and a hundred years, and begot Lamech.

26 And Methuselah lived after he begot Lamech, two and eighty years and seven hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.

27 And all the days of Methuselah were nine and sixty years and nine hundred years; and he died.

28 And Lamech lived two and eighty years and a hundred years, and begot a son;

29 and he called his name Noaḥ*, saying, He shall comfort us from our deeds, and from the grief of our hands, from the ground which Jehovah has cursed.

30 And Lamech lived after he begot Noaḥ five and ninety years and five hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.

31 And all the days of Lamech was* seven and seventy years and seven hundred years; and he died.

32 And Noaḥ was a son of five hundred years; and Noaḥ begot Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

   


Thanks to the Kempton Project for the permission to use this New Church translation of the Word.

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Daughter

  
A nice mother-daughter hug.

Marriages among people – both in the Bible and in life – represent spiritual marriage. Women represent the desire to be good and to do good things; men represent the understanding of how to be good and how to do good things. Each one of us, male or female, can experience that marriage within us if we work to learn about the Lord and dedicate ourselves to doing His will. And just as natural marriages produce children, so do spiritual marriages. Daughters represent affections, the emotional response we have to good things and positive ideas. Sons represent those positive ideas, facts and knowledge leading to a greater understanding. This makes sense if you think about it. If in life you’re working to be a good person and thinking about how to do that, finding a nugget of wisdom in the Word – or from another source – is a joyful thing. Finding a way to be good to someone and serve them is a joyful thing as well (it helps if they appreciate it, but that’s not really the point). That joy, that affection for what is true and what is good, is a "daughter." On a broader level, daughters also sometimes represent churches, since churches are based on an affection for truth. And as with all representations, the meaning of "daughter" can also be reversed, representing the thrill of evil.

In Psalm 45:9, this signifies a church from goods. (Arcana Coelestia 490)

In Genesis 20:12, this signifies the rational, conceived of celestial good as a father, but not of spiritual truth as a mother. (Arcana Coelestia 2557)