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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.

from the Writings of Emanuel Swedenborg

 

Arcana Coelestia #486

Studere hoc loco

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