The Bible

Genesis 1:18

¹⁸ And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.

From Swedenborg's Works

Arcana Coelestia #475

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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

Genesis 5:2

² He created them male and female, and blessed them, and called their name "Adam," in the day when they were created.