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Génesis 3:17

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17 Y al hombre dijo: Por cuanto obedeciste á la voz de tu mujer, y comiste del árbol de que te mandé diciendo, No comerás de él; maldita será la tierra por amor de ti; con dolor comerás de ella todos los días de tu vida;

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Spiritual Experiences #1960

  
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1960. What the fig leaf is with which Adam girded himself

I spoke with spirits about the fig leaf Adam girded himself with [Gen. 3:7], and it was confirmed that it symbolized earthly knowledge, or faith based on reason or understanding, beneath which was nakedness, that is, filthy loves, which were concealed by that leaf. 1748, 14 May.

  
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Thanks to the Academy of the New Church, and Bryn Athyn College, for the permission to use this translation.