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Γένεση 3:17

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17 Προς δε τον Αδαμ ειπεν, Επειδη υπηκουσας εις τον λογον της γυναικος σου, και εφαγες απο του δενδρου, απο του οποιου προσεταξα εις σε λεγων, Μη φαγης απ' αυτου, κατηραμενη να ηναι η γη εξ αιτιας σου· με λυπας θελεις τρωγει τους καρπους αυτης πασας τας ημερας της ζωης σου·

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The Inner Meaning of the Prophets and Psalms #404

  
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404. Internal Meaning of Genesis, Chapter 3

1-24 Fall and end of that church, as they departed from the celestial to the natural man, from this they had intelligence from what was their own [proprium] in place of intelligence from the Lord.

  
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