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Genesis 1:12

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12 And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

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Arcana Coelestia #299

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299. There are two arcana here: the first that 'Jehovah God' means the Lord and at the same time heaven, the second that if they had been instructed in mysteries of faith they would have perished forever.

  
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Daniel 4:25

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25 That they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, and they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and they shall wet thee with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass over thee, till thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.