The Bible

 

Genesis 1:8

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8 And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.

Commentary

 

Return to his place

  

'To return to his place' refers to returning to a previous state.

(References: Arcana Coelestia 2288, Genesis 18:33)

Commentary

 

Gathered together, waters

  

In Exodus 15:8, this signifies falsities gathered together. Waters normally signify truths, but in this case, where they were blocking the escape of the Children of Israel from slavery and signify the opposite: falsities.

(References: Arcana Coelestia 8286)