53. Verse 27 And God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him. 'Image' is mentioned twice here for the reason that faith, which resides in the understanding, is called 'His own image', while love, which resides in the will, is called 'the image of God'. The latter comes second in a spiritual man but first in a celestial man.

9288. 'Seven days' means a holy state then. This is clear from the meaning of 'seven' as that which is holy, dealt with in 395, 433, 716, 881, 5265, 5268; and from the meaning of 'days' as states, dealt with in 23, 487, 488, 493, 2788, 3462, 3785, 4850, 5672, 5962, 7680, 8426, 9213.