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Genesis 7:11

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11 εν τω εξακοσιοστω ετει εν τη ζωη του νωε του δευτερου μηνος εβδομη και εικαδι του μηνος τη ημερα ταυτη ερραγησαν πασαι αι πηγαι της αβυσσου και οι καταρρακται του ουρανου ηνεωχθησαν

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Arcana Coelestia #733

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733. Verse 6. And Noah was a son of six hundred years, and the flood of waters was upon the earth. “Noah was a son of six hundred years” signifies his first state of temptation; “the flood of waters was upon the earth” signifies the beginning of temptation.

  
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