Arcana Coelestia # 1067
1067. Verse 20 And Noah began to be a man (vir) of the ground, and planted a vineyard.
'Noah began to be a man of the ground' means in general a person who has been instructed from matters of doctrine concerning faith. 'And he planted a vineyard' means the Church resulting from this, 'vineyard' being the spiritual Church.
Acts 4:25
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Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things?
