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Ծննդոց 4:12

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12 Դու պիտի մշակես հողը, բայց նա պիտի չկարողանայ քեզ տալ իր արդիւնքը: Ահ ու դողի եւ երերման մէջ պիտի լինես երկրի վրայ»:

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Arcana Coelestia #421

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421. Verse 22. And Zillah, she also bare Tubal-Cain, an instructor of every artificer in brass and iron; and the sister of Tubal-Cain was Naamah. By “Zillah” is signified, as previously stated, the mother of the natural things of the new church; by “Tubal-Cain, an instructor of every artificer in brass and iron” the doctrine of natural good and truth, “brass” denoting natural good, and “iron” natural truth. By “Naamah, the sister of “Tubal-Cain” is signified a similar church, or the doctrine of natural good and truth outside of that church.

  
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