Genesis 2:10

¹⁰ And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.

Arcana Coelestia #4698

4698. 'Were bowing down to me' means worship. This is clear from the meaning of 'bowing down' as worship, dealt with above in 4689.

Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.

²¹ Another of his disciples said to him, "Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father."

²² But Jesus said to him, "Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead."