The Bible

Genesis 1:22

²² And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.

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

Charity #91

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91. 1. Man was created to be a form of love wisdom.

He was created into the image of God, into the likeness of God; ¹ and God is Love Itself and Wisdom Itself.

Footnotes:

1. Genesis 1:26.

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