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Genesis 1:18

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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.

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Arcana Coelestia #500

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500. Verse 9 And Enosh lived ninety years; and he beget Kenan.

As has been stated, 'Enosh' means a third Church, even less celestial than the Church of Seth, but nevertheless one of the Most Ancient Churches. 'Kenan' means a fourth Church which came after the previous ones.

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

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Genesis 6:21

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21 And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and thou shalt gather it to thee; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them.