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Bereshit 2:8

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8 ויטע יהוה אלהים גן בעדן מקדם וישם שם את האדם אשר יצר׃

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Arcana Coelestia #852

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852. That the “seventh month” signifies what is holy, is abundantly evident from what has been shown before (n. 84-87, 395, 716). This holiness corresponds to what was said with reference to the celestial man (Genesis 2:3): that the seventh day was sanctified, because God rested therein.

  
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