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5 And out of its midst [is] a likeness of four living creatures, and this [is] their appearance; a likeness of man [is] to them,
In Genesis 18:7; 2 Samuel 12:4, this symbolizes earthly goodness. (Arcana Coelestia 2181)
29 I will not drive them out from before you in one year, lest the land become desolate, and the animals of the field multiply against you.
30 Little by little I will drive them out from before you, until you have increased and inherit the land.