Arcana Coelestia: Genesis, chapters 1-9, verses 1-1113Swedenborg Foundation, 1965 - Bible |
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Page 51
... tree desirable to behold , and good for food ; the tree of lives also , in the midst of the garden , and the tree of the knowledge ( scientiae ) of good and evil . A " tree " signifies per- ception ; a " tree desirable to behold , " the ...
... tree desirable to behold , and good for food ; the tree of lives also , in the midst of the garden , and the tree of the knowledge ( scientiae ) of good and evil . A " tree " signifies per- ception ; a " tree desirable to behold , " the ...
Page 85
... tree of the garden , " is the good and truth revealed to them from the Most Ancient Church ; the " fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden , of which they were not to eat , " is the good and truth of faith , which they ...
... tree of the garden , " is the good and truth revealed to them from the Most Ancient Church ; the " fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden , of which they were not to eat , " is the good and truth of faith , which they ...
Page 93
... tree withered away ( xxi . 19 ) , by which is meant , that no good , not even natural good , was to be found upon the earth . Similar is the meaning of the " vine " and " fig - tree " in Jeremiah : - -- Were they ashamed when they had ...
... tree withered away ( xxi . 19 ) , by which is meant , that no good , not even natural good , was to be found upon the earth . Similar is the meaning of the " vine " and " fig - tree " in Jeremiah : - -- Were they ashamed when they had ...
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also concerning the excrementitious Hells of those who have | 313 |
to 970 | 478 |
graphs indicate the subdivisions arranged for the Swedenborg Concord | 538 |
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