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Genesis 5:2

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2 He created them male and female, and blessed them, and called their name "Adam," in the day when they were created.

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Arcana Coelestia #534

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534. Verse 32 And Noah was a son of five hundred years; and Noah beget Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

As has been stated, 'Noah' means the Ancient Church. 'Shem, Ham, and Japheth' means the three Ancient Churches, whose parent was the Ancient Church called Noah.

  
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