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Genesis 1:4

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4 And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.

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Midwife

  

'Midwives,' as in Exodus 1:15-21, signify receptions of truth in the natural principle. 'A midwife,' as in Genesis 26, signifies the natural level.

(References: Arcana Coelestia 4588, Genesis 1, 15)


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Malachi 1:14

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14 "But the deceiver is cursed, who has in his flock a male, and vows, and sacrifices to the Lord a blemished thing; for I am a great King," says Yahweh of Armies, "and my name is awesome among the nations."