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Genesis 2:18

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18 And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.

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Arcana Coelestia #140

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140. That 'a help suitable for him' means the proprium becomes clear from the nature of the proprium, and from what follows. But because the member of the Church dealt with here was inherently well-disposed, he was granted a proprium. But it [only] appeared to be his own, which is why it is called 'a help suitable for him'.

  
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Genesis 5:5

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5 And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died.