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Бытие 7:23

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23 Истребилось всякое существо, которое было на поверхности земли; от человека до скота, и гадов, и птиц небесных, – все истребилось с земли, остался только Ной и что было с ним в ковчеге.

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Arcana Coelestia #759

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759. That 'rain' here is temptation becomes clear from what has been stated and shown already about a flood and a deluge, and also from the fact that 'the fountains of the great deep were split open' and 'the floodgates of heaven were opened' mean temptations.

  
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