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Genesis 1:30

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30 And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.

Commentary

 

Oxen

  

'Oxen,' as in Exodus 9:3, signify exterior natural good.

(References: Arcana Coelestia 7503)

Commentary

 

Heaven opened

  

In Revelation 19:11, this signifies revelation from the Lord respecting the internal sense of the Word, which is seen only by people whose spiritual minds are opened; i.e., people who love the Lord and have genuine faith in Him. (Arcana Coelestia 2760[2])