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Bereshit 6:5

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5 וַיַּרְא יְהוָה כִּי רַבָּה רָעַת הָאָדָם בָּאָרֶץ וְכָל־יֵצֶר מַחְשְׁבֹת לִבֹּו רַק רַע כָּל־הַיֹּום׃

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Arcana Coelestia #596

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596. Verse 8. And Noah found grace in the eyes of Jehovah. By “Noah” is signified a new church. That he “found grace in the eyes of Jehovah” signifies that the Lord foresaw that the human race might thus be saved.

  
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