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ησαν δε οι υιοι νωε οι εξελθοντες εκ της κιβωτου σημ χαμ ιαφεθ χαμ ην πατηρ χανααν
1037. And God said. That this signifies that it was so, has been said and shown before; for the “saying of God” or “of Jehovah” signifies that it was so. The most ancient people arranged the things of the church in the form of history; and when they wished to affirm that a thing was so, they said that “God said” or “Jehovah said” and this was their form of asseveration and confirmation.