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Genesis 7:5

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5 And Noah did according to all that the LORD commanded him.

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Substance and treasures

  

In Genesis 7:4, this signifies man's proprium, which seems destroyed when vivified by the Lord. (Arcana Coelestia 731)

In Genesis 7:23, this signifies lusts belonging to self-love. (Arcana Coelestia 808)

In Genesis 34:23, this signifies all acquired knowledge. (Arcana Coelestia 4508)

In Jeremiah 17:3, these stand for the spiritual riches of faith. (Arcana Coelestia 368)

In Genesis 31:18, this signifies the separation of the truths and goods of the new state from those of the old state. (Arcana Coelestia 4105)

In Luke 8:3, this signifies the church which serves the Lord with goods and truths implanted in life. (Arcana Coelestia 3310)

The Bible

 

Genesis 7:23

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23 Every living thing was destroyed that was on the surface of the ground, including man, livestock, creeping things, and birds of the sky. They were destroyed from the earth. Only Noah was left, and those who were with him in the ship.