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Genesis 1:28

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28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

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Arcana Coelestia #748

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748. 'They went into the ark' means that these pairs were protected. This has been stated already at verse 7 above where Noah, his sons, and their wives are the subject.

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

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Genesis 7:18

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18 And the waters prevailed, and were increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters.