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 #475

Study this Passage

475. Verse 2 Male and female He created them, and blessed them, and called their name Man, on the day when they were created.

'Male and female' means the marriage of faith and love. 'Calling their name Man' means the Church, which in a particular sense is called Man.

Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.

The Bible

Jeremiah 22:30

³⁰ Thus says Yahweh, Write you this man childless, a man who shall not prosper in his days; for no more shall a man of his seed prosper, sitting on the throne of David, and ruling in Judah.