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1 Mose 6:4

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4 Es waren auch zu den Zeiten Tyrannen auf Erden; denn da die Kinder Gottes die Töchter der Menschen beschliefen und ihnen Kinder zeugeten, wurden daraus Gewaltige in der Welt und berühmte Leute.

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Arcana Coelestia #632

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632. 'The earth was filled with violence' means that the will for good existed no longer. This is clear from what has been stated and shown already at verse 11 about the meaning of 'violence'. The previous verse spoke about the understanding of truth, while the present verse speaks about the will for good, both of which perished with the member of the Church.

  
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