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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.

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

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Genesis 25:32

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32 And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me?