Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 569

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569. Verse 2 And the sons of God saw the daughters of man that they were fair, and took wives for themselves from all whom they chose.

'The sons of God' means doctrinal matters concerning faith, while 'daughters' here, as previously, means evil desires. 'The sons of God saw the daughters of man that they were fair, and took wives for themselves from all whom they chose' means that they joined doctrinal matters concerning faith to evil desires, indeed to every such desire.


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