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Genesis 5:26

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26 And Mathusala lived after he begot Lamech, seven hundred and eighty-two years, and begot sons and daughters.

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Arcana Coelestia #486

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486. Verse 4 And the days of Man after he beget Seth were eight hundred years; and he beget sons and daughters.

'Days' means periods of time and states in general. 'Years' means periods of time and states in particular. 'Sons and daughters' means the truths and goods that they perceived.

  
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