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Genesis 1:31

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31 And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

Commentary

 

Face of the water

  

The face of the water (Genesis 1:2) signifies the knowledges of good and truth.

(References: Arcana Coelestia 19)

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Charity #91

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91. 1. Man was created to be a form of love wisdom.

He was created into the image of God, into the likeness of God; 1 and God is Love Itself and Wisdom Itself.

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