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Genesis 1:11

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11 And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.

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Good in the eye

  

In Genesis 41:37, this signifies the interior sight, thus the understanding, perception, attention, and other faculties belonging to this sight. (Arcana Coelestia 5304)

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Arcana Coelestia #5304

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5304. 'And the thing was good in Pharaoh's eyes means that the natural was well-pleased. This is clear from the meaning of 'the thing being good' as to be pleasing (the expression 'in the eyes of' being part of everyday language; for 'the eye' means interior sight, and so means understanding, perception, observation, and many other powers which that sight possesses, 2701, 2789, 2829, 3198, 3102, 3820, 4083, 4086, 4339, 4403-4421, 4523-4534, which explains why 'the thing was good in Pharaoh's eyes' means a well-pleased feeling); and from the representation of 'Pharaoh' as the natural, often dealt with already.

  
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