Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 532

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532. Verses 30, 71 And Lamech lived after he beget Noah five hundred and ninety-five years; and he beget sons and daughters. And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred and seventy-seven years; and he died.

As has been stated, 'Lamech' means a vastated Church. 'Sons and daughters' means conceptions and births of such a Church.


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