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9 And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
In Exodus 39:3, this signifies the good of love in externals. (Arcana Coelestia 9832)
5 All the country of Judea and all those of Jerusalem went out to him. They were baptized by him in the Jordan river, confessing their sins.