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Genesis 8:7

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7 And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, till the waters were dried from off the earth.

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Arcana Coelestia #888

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888. Verse 12. And he stayed yet other seven days, and sent forth the dove, and she returned not again unto him anymore. “And he stayed yet other seven days” signifies the beginning of a third state; “seven days” signify what is holy; “and sent forth the dove” signifies a state of receiving the goods and truths of faith; “and she returned not again unto him anymore” signifies a free state.

  
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