The Bible

Genesis 1:17

¹⁷ And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,

From Swedenborg's Works

Arcana Coelestia #4698

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4698. 'Were bowing down to me' means worship. This is clear from the meaning of 'bowing down' as worship, dealt with above in 4689.

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The Bible

Genesis 9:12

¹² God said, "This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations: