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Genesis 1:2

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2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

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Genesis 6:1

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1 And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,

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Arcana Coelestia #60

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60. Verse 31 And God saw everything that He had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning, a sixth day.

This verse says 'very good', whereas previous verses merely said 'good', for now the things of faith make one with those of love. A marriage has accordingly taken place between spiritual and celestial things.

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