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Genesis 4:15

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15 And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.

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Nod, the land of

  

'The land of Nod,' as in Genesis 4:16, signifies a state lacking goodness and truth.

(Odkazy: Arcana Coelestia 397)

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Arcana Coelestia # 397

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397. Verse 16 And Cain went out from the face 1 of Jehovah, and he dwelt in the land of Nod towards the east of Eden.

'Cain went out from the face 1 of Jehovah' means that he was separated from good present in faith and flowing from love. 'He dwelt in the land of Nod' means outside truth and good. 'Towards the east of Eden' is close to the understanding part of the mind, where love had reigned previously.

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1. literally, the faces

  
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Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.