Bibliorum

Genesis 1:10

¹⁰ And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.

Commentarius

Rend, the garments

'To rend the garments' signifies mourning for truth lost or destroyed, or the loss of faith.

'Rending the garments' can also signify zeal for doctrine and truth, and humility.

(Notae: Arcana Coelestia 4763, Genesis 37:29, 37:34)