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Genesis 5:26

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26 And Methuselah liveth after his begetting Lamech seven hundred and eighty and two years, and begetteth sons and daughters.

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Arcana Coelestia #510

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510. Verse 15. And Mahalalel lived sixty and five years, and begat Jared. By “Mahalalel” is signified, as before said, a fifth church; by “Jared” a sixth.

  
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