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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.
Genesis 1:2
Arcana Coelestia #860
860. From these considerations it also becomes clear that all regeneration advances from evening to morning, as is mentioned six times in Genesis 1 where the regeneration of man is the subject. Here the evening is described in verses 2-3, the morning in verses 4-5. The present verse describes the first ray of light or the morning of this state as 'the tops of the mountains appearing'.
Midwife
'Midwives,' as in Exodus 1:15-21, signify receptions of truth in the natural principle. 'A midwife,' as in Genesis 26, signifies the natural level.
(References: Arcana Coelestia 4588, Genesis 1, 15)
