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Genesis 1:7

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7 And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.

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Firmament and waters

  

In Genesis 1:6, the water above represents knowledge in the internal man, and the firmament beneath relates to external, materially-oriented knowledge.

(References: Arcana Coelestia 24)

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Isaiah 61:10

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10 I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.