The Bible

Genesis 1:10

¹⁰ And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.

The Bible

Genesis 9:6

⁶ Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.

From Swedenborg's Works

Arcana Coelestia #461

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461. The Most Ancient Church itself, which was celestial, is what is named Man and the Likeness of God, verse 1.

Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.