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Genesis 5

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1 This is the book of the births of Man*. In the day that God created Man, in the likeness of God He made him.

2 Male and female He created them, and blessed them, and called their name Man in the day of their being created.

3 And Man lived thirty and a hundred years, and begot into his likeness, according·​·to his image, and called his name Seth.

4 And the days of Man after he begot Seth were eight hundred years; and he begot sons and daughters.

5 And all the days that Man lived were nine hundred years and thirty years; and he died.

6 And Seth lived five years and a hundred years, and begot Enosh.

7 And Seth lived after he begot Enosh seven years and eight hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.

8 And all the days of Seth were twelve years and nine hundred years; and he died.

9 And Enosh lived ninety years, and begot Kenan.

10 And Enosh lived after he begot Kenan fifteen years and eight hundred years; and begot sons and daughters.

11 And all the days of Enosh were five years and nine hundred years; and he died.

12 And Kenan lived seventy years, and begot Mahalalel.

13 And Kenan lived after he begot Mahalalel forty years and eight hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.

14 And all the days of Kenan were ten years and nine hundred years; and he died.

15 And Mahalalel lived five years and sixty years, and begot Jared.

16 And Mahalalel lived after he begot Jared thirty years and eight hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.

17 And all the days of Mahalalel were five and ninety years and eight hundred years; and he died.

18 And Jared lived two and sixty years and a hundred years, and begot Enoch.

19 And Jared lived after he begot Enoch eight hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.

20 And all the days of Jared were two and sixty years and nine hundred years; and he died.

21 And Enoch lived five and sixty years, and begot Methuselah.

22 And Enoch walked with God after he begot Methuselah three hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.

23 And all the days of Enoch was* five and sixty years and three hundred years.

24 And Enoch walked with God, and he was no more*, for God took him.

25 And Methuselah lived seven and eighty years and a hundred years, and begot Lamech.

26 And Methuselah lived after he begot Lamech, two and eighty years and seven hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.

27 And all the days of Methuselah were nine and sixty years and nine hundred years; and he died.

28 And Lamech lived two and eighty years and a hundred years, and begot a son;

29 and he called his name Noaḥ*, saying, He shall comfort us from our deeds, and from the grief of our hands, from the ground which Jehovah has cursed.

30 And Lamech lived after he begot Noaḥ five and ninety years and five hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.

31 And all the days of Lamech was* seven and seventy years and seven hundred years; and he died.

32 And Noaḥ was a son of five hundred years; and Noaḥ begot Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

   


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Arcana Coelestia # 357

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357. 'Cain's anger was set ablaze' means that charity had departed. This becomes clear from what comes further on, where it is said that he killed Abel his brother, who means charity. Anger is the general emotion that results from anything which gets in the way of self-love and its desires. In the world of evil spirits this is perceived plainly. Indeed general anger against the Lord prevails, because they are not moved at all by charity, but only by hatred. Anything that is unfavourable to self-love and the love of the world arouses opposition, which manifests itself in anger. In the Word, anger, wrath, and even rage, are frequently attributed to Jehovah; but in fact they belong to man and are attributed to Jehovah because they seem to be from Him, for reasons mentioned already. The following is stated in David,

He let loose on them His fierce anger and wrath, and rage, and distress, and a mission of evil angels. He levelled out a path for His anger, He did not spare their soul from death. Psalms 78:49-50.

Not that Jehovah ever 'lets loose His anger on anyone', but that people bring it down on themselves. Nor, as it is said, does He send evil angels but man takes them to himself. This is why the statement is added that 'He levels out a path for His anger and does not spare their soul from death', and it is said in Isaiah that

He will come to Jehovah, and all will be ashamed who were incensed against Isaiah 45:14.

From these quotations it is clear that 'anger' means evils, or what amounts to the same, a departure from charity.

  
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