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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 #3282

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3282. 'When he took Rebekah' means the joining of Divine Truth [to the Divine Rational]. This is clear from the representation of 'Rebekah' as Divine Truth allied to Divine Good in the Rational, the origin of which in the natural man was dealt with in the previous chapter.

  
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Genesis 25:25

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25 And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau.