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1 耶和華神所造的，惟有蛇比田野一切的活物更狡猾。蛇對女人說：神豈是真說不許你們吃園中所有樹上的果子麼？

2 女人對蛇說：園中樹上的果子，我們可以吃，

3 惟有園當中那棵樹上的果子，神曾說：你們不可吃，也不可摸，免得你們死。

4 蛇對女人說：你們不一定死；

5 因為神知道，你們吃的日子眼睛就明亮了，你們便如神能知道善惡。

6 於是女人見那棵樹的果子好作食物，也悅人的眼目，且是可喜愛的，能使人有智慧，就摘下果子來吃了，又給他丈夫，他丈夫也吃了。

7 他們二人的眼睛就明亮了，才知道自己是赤身露體，便拿無花果樹的葉子為自己編作裙子。

8 天起了涼風，耶和華神在園中行走。那人和他妻子聽見神的聲音，就藏在園裡的樹木中，躲避耶和華神的面。

9 耶和華神呼喚那人，對他說：你在那裡？

10 他說：我在園中聽見你的聲音，我就害怕；因為我赤身露體，我便藏了。

11 耶和華說：誰告訴你赤身露體呢？莫非你吃了我吩咐你不可吃的那樹上的果子嗎？

12 那人說：你所賜給我與我同居的女人，他把那樹上的果子給我，我就吃了。

13 耶和華神對女人說：你作的是甚麼事呢？女人說：那蛇引誘我，我就吃了。

14 耶和華神對蛇說：你既作了這事，就必受咒詛，比一切的牲畜野獸更甚。你必用肚子行走，終身吃土。

15 我又要叫你和女人彼此為仇；你的後裔和女人的後裔也彼此為仇。女人的後裔要傷你的頭；你要傷他的腳跟。

16 又對女人說：我必多多加增你懷胎的苦楚；你生產兒女必多受苦楚。你必戀慕你丈夫；你丈夫必管轄你。

17 又對亞當說：你既聽從妻子的話，吃了我所吩咐你不可吃的那樹上的果子，地必為你的緣故受咒詛；你必終身勞苦才能從地裡得吃的。

18 地必給你長出荊棘和蒺藜來；你也要吃田間的菜蔬。

19 你必汗流滿面才得糊口，直到你歸了土，因為你是從土而出的。你本是塵土，仍要歸於塵土。

20 亞當給他妻子起名叫夏娃，因為他是眾生之母。

21 耶和華神為亞當和他妻子用皮子作衣服給他們穿。

22 耶和華神說：那人已經與我們相似，能知道善惡；現在恐怕他伸手又摘生命樹的果子吃，就永遠活著。

23 耶和華神便打發他出伊甸園去，耕種他所自出之土。

24 於是把他趕出去了；又在伊甸園的東邊安設基路伯和四面轉動發火燄的劍，要把守生命樹的道路。

   

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Arcana Coelestia #8935

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8935. 'An altar of soil you shall make for Me' means something which in a general way represents worship that springs from good. This is clear from the meaning of 'an altar' as the chief representative of the Lord and consequently of the worship of Him, dealt with in 921, 2777, 2811, 4489, 4541; and from the meaning of 'soil' or 'the ground' as good. The reason why 'the ground' stands for good is that a Church which abides in good is meant by 'the ground', 566. This is why Adam was said to be formed from the ground, at Genesis 2:7; 3:19; for one who belonged to the celestial Church, that is, the Church itself abiding in good, was meant by him, 478, 479. Since there are two entities that inspire worship of the Lord - goodness and truth - worship springing from good was represented by an altar of soil, while worship springing from truth was represented by an altar of stones. Both kinds of altars are the subject here; and those two entities that inspire worship are called faith and charity. Worship springing from truth has connection with faith, and worship springing from good has connection with charity.

[2] As regards worship inspired by faith and worship inspired by charity, or that which springs from truth and that which springs from good, the situation is that before a person has been regenerated his worship consists of truth, but after he has been regenerated it consists of good. Before a person has been regenerated he is led by means of truth to good, that is, by means of faith to charity; but when he has been regenerated he abides in good and consequently in truth, that is, in charity and consequently in faith, 8516, 8539, 8643, 8648, 8658. These two kinds of worship are what the altars of soil and of stone represent. The reason why the altar is the chief representative of worship of the Lord is that burnt offerings and sacrifices were offered on it; and it was in these that the worship of God by the Hebrew nation, and subsequently by the Israelite and Jewish nation, chiefly consisted, 923, 1343, 2180, 2805, 2807, 2830, 3519, 6405.

  
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