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Genesis 8:8

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8 And he sent out a dove, to see if the waters had gone from the face of the earth;

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Arcana Coelestia #912

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912. 'Bring out with you' means their state of freedom. This is clear from what has been stated about 'going out of the ark' in verse 15 above meaning freedom.

  
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