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En het geschiedde ten tijde, als zij baren zou, ziet, zo waren tweelingen in haar buik.
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En het geschiedde ten tijde, als zij baren zou, ziet, zo waren tweelingen in haar buik.
4836. And Onan knew that the seed would not be his. That this signifies aversion and hatred, is evident from the representation of Onan, as being evil (n. 4823, 4824); and because not to give seed to one’s brother, or not to perform the duty of a husband’s brother, is not to will the good and truth of the church, and its continuation (n. 4834), therefore by these words is signified aversion and hatred; for evil is nothing else than aversion and hatred toward the good and truth of the church.