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Genesis 4:15

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15 And Jehovah saith to him, `Therefore -- of any slayer of Cain sevenfold it is required;' and Jehovah setteth to Cain a token that none finding him doth slay him.

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Arcana Coelestia #3327

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3327. 'So what is this birthright to me?' means that at this time there is no need for that good to be prior. This becomes clear without explanation.

  
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