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Genesis 1:16

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16 And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.

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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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Genesis 5:2

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2 Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.