The Bible

Genesis 1:19

¹⁹ And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.

The Bible

Genesis 9:6

⁶ Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.

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.

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