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Bereshit 4:17

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17 וַיֵּדַע קַיִן אֶת־אִשְׁתֹּו וַתַּהַר וַתֵּלֶד אֶת־חֲנֹוךְ וַיְהִי בֹּנֶה עִיר וַיִּקְרָא שֵׁם הָעִיר כְּשֵׁם בְּנֹו חֲנֹוךְ׃

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Arcana Coelestia #356

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356. That by “Cain” is signified faith separated from love, or a doctrine that admits of this separation; and that “to his offering He looked not” signifies that his worship was not acceptable, has been shown before.

  
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