338. Verse 1 And the man knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain; and she said, I have gained a man, Jehovah'.a
'The man and Eve his wife' means the Most Ancient Church, as is well known. Its first offspring, or firstborn, is faith, which is here called 'Cain'. 'She said, I have gained a man, Jehovah' means that with those called Cain faith was known and acknowledged as something existing by itself.
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