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Genesis 1:20

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20 And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.

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Birds eating from the basket

  

In Genesis 40:17, birds eating from the basket signify evil from the will. The birds indicate falsity from evil consumed in works of charity. (Arcana Coelestia 5148-5149)

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Genesis 9:7

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7 And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply; bring forth abundantly in the earth, and multiply therein.