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Genesis 4:25

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25 And Adam knew his wife again, and she bore a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.

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'To open,' as in Revelation 9, signifies communication and conjunction.

(References: Apocalypse Explained 537)

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Arcana Coelestia #329

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329. Charity was annihilated among those who separated faith and placed it above charity. This is described as Cain's killing his brother Abel, verses 8-9.

  
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