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Genesis 7:23

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23 Alzo werd verdelgd al wat bestond, dat op den aardbodem was, van den mens aan tot het vee, tot het kruipend gedierte, en tot het gevogelte des hemels, en zij werden verdelgd van de aarde; doch Noach alleen bleef over, en wat met hem in de ark was.

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Arcana Coelestia #706

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706. Verse 1. And Jehovah said unto Noah, Enter thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before Me in this generation. “Jehovah said unto Noah” signifies that so it came to pass (“Jehovah” is named because charity is now treated of); “enter thou and all thy house into the ark” signifies the things that are of the will, which is the “house;” to “enter into the ark” here signifies to be prepared; “for thee have I seen righteous in this generation” signifies that he had good whereby he might be regenerated.

  
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