The Bible

 

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

 

Leaves

  

'Leaves' signify truths according to the different kinds of tree. 'The leaves of the olive tree and vine' signify rational truths from celestial and spiritual light. 'The leaves of the fig-tree' signify rational truths from natural light. 'The leaves of the fir, poplar, oak, and pine' signify rational from sensory light. The leaves of those last trees excite terror in the spiritual world when they are agitated by a strong wind. These are the trees mentioned in Leviticus 26:36 and Job 13. 'Leaves and blossoms' signify the truths of faith.

(References: Arcana Coelestia 25; Matthew 19, 21, Matthew 21:19)


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Leviticus 26:36

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36 "'As for those of you who are left, I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies: and the sound of a driven leaf will put them to flight; and they shall flee, as one flees from the sword; and they will fall when no one pursues.