Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 94

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94. Verse 7 And Jehovah God formed the man, dust from the ground; and He breathed into his nostrils the breath of life;a and man became a living soul. 'To form the man, dust from the ground' is to form his external man, which had not previously been man, for it was said in verse 5 that there was no man to till the ground. 'Breathing into his nostrils the breath of life'a means giving him the life that is inherent in faith and love. By 'man became a living soul' is meant that the external man as well became living.

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a lit. of lives


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