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Genesis 1:27

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27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

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Arcana Coelestia #3280

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3280. 'Abraham begot Isaac' means that the Divine itself begot the Divine Rational. This is clear from the representation of 'Abraham' as the Divine itself, and from the representation of 'Isaac' as the Divine Rational, often dealt with already.

  
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Genesis 25:2

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2 And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah.