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17 And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,
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11. The fifth state is when he speaks from faith and in so doing confirms himself in truth and good. What he brings forth at this point are animate and are called the fish of the sea and the birds of the air. 1
Footnotes:
1. literally, birds of the heavens (or the skies)
Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.
5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first Day.