The creation of heaven and earth in the first chapter of Genesis represents the new creation of the celestial church called 'Man'.

(références: Arcana Coelestia 9336, Genesis 1)

Because of their understanding of spiritual marriage, the people of the Most Ancient church perceived 'male and female' as two faculties in the spiritual self: 'male' refers to the understanding and 'female,' to the will. When these faculties act as one, they called it 'marriage.'