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26 塞特也生了一個兒子,起名以挪士。那時候,人才求告耶和華的名。

from the Writings of Emanuel Swedenborg

 

Arcana Coelestia #350

Studere hoc loco

  
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350. Verse 4 And Abel brought some of the firstborn of his flock and of their fat; and Jehovah had respect for Abel and his gift.

Here, as previously, 'Abel' means charity. 'The firstborn of the flock' means the holy which is the Lord's alone. 'Fat' means the celestial itself, which also is the Lord's. 'Jehovah had respect for Abel and his gift' means that things constituting charity, and all worship deriving from it, were acceptable to the Lord.

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