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Genesis 3:1

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1 And the serpent hath been subtile above every beast of the field which Jehovah God hath made, and he saith unto the woman, `Is it true that God hath said, Ye do not eat of every tree of the garden?'

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Spiritual Experiences #1960

  
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1960. What the fig leaf is with which Adam girded himself

I spoke with spirits about the fig leaf Adam girded himself with [Gen. 3:7], and it was confirmed that it symbolized earthly knowledge, or faith based on reason or understanding, beneath which was nakedness, that is, filthy loves, which were concealed by that leaf. 1748, 14 May.

  
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Thanks to the Academy of the New Church, and Bryn Athyn College, for the permission to use this translation.