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Genesis 1:23

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23 And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.

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Arcana Coelestia #860

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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'.

  
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Psalms 79:12

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12 And render unto our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord.