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Bereshit 4:23

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23 וַיֹּאמֶר לֶמֶךְ לְנָשָׁיו עָדָה וְצִלָּה שְׁמַעַן קֹולִי נְשֵׁי לֶמֶךְ הַאְזֵנָּה אִמְרָתִי כִּי אִישׁ הָרַגְתִּי לְפִצְעִי וְיֶלֶד לְחַבֻּרָתִי׃

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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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