Arcana Coelestia (Elliott): AC 722

Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 722

722. Verse 3 Also of the birds of the air ^a seven and seven of each, male and female, to keep their seed alive over the face ^b of the whole earth.

'Birds of the air ^a means things of the understanding. 'Sevens of each' means that they are holy. 'Male and female' means truths and goods. 'To keep their seed alive over the face ^b of the whole earth' means truths of faith.

Notes

^a lit. bird of the heavens (or the skies)
^b lit. over the faces

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