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Genesis 4:4

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4 And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock, and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect to Abel, and to his offering:

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Arcana Coelestia #359

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359. Verse 6 And Jehovah said to Cain, Why has your anger been set ablaze, and why has your face 1 fallen?

'Jehovah said to Cain' was the dictate of conscience. 'Anger has been set ablaze and the face 1 has fallen' means, as previously, the departure of charity and the change that took place in interiors.

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1. literally, faces

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