Бытие 4:4

⁴ И Авель также принесъ отъ первородныхъ овецъ своихъ и отъ тука ихъ. И призрјлъ Іегова на Авеля и на даръ его.

Arcana Coelestia # 373

373. Verse 10 And He said, What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood ¹ is crying out to me from the ground.

'The voice of Your brother's blood ¹ means violence done to charity. 'Blood' calling out means guilt, and 'the ground' schism or heresy.

Poznámky pod čarou:

1. literally, bloods

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

'Lamech,' as in Genesis 4:18, signifies the vastation of the church when there was no longer any faith.

In Genesis 5:25, this signifies the ninth church from Adam.