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Genesis 4:9

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9 And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper?

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Arcana Coelestia #326

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326. The worship of each is described, that of faith separated from love, by the “offering of Cain;” and that of charity, by the “offering of Abel” (verses 3-4). That worship from charity was acceptable, but not worship from separated faith (verses 4-5).

  
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