Arcana Coelestia #370
370. Verse 9 And Jehovah said to Cain, Where is Abel your brother? And he said, I do not know. Am I my brother's keeper?
'Jehovah said to Cain' means a certain perceptivity coming from within, which acted as a dictate concerning charity, which is 'Abel your brother'. 'He said, I do not know. Am I my brother's keeper?' means that faith regarded charity as worthless and was unwilling to be its servant. So it completely rejected anything that was a matter of charity. Such did their doctrine become.
Genesis 46:1-4
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Israel traveled with all that he had, and came to Beersheba, and offered sacrifices to the God of his father, Isaac.
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God spoke to Israel in the visions of the night, and said, "Jacob, Jacob!" He said, "Here I am."
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He said, "I am God, the God of your father. Don't be afraid to go down into Egypt, for there I will make of you a great nation.
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I will go down with you into Egypt. I will also surely bring you up again. Joseph will close your eyes."
