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Mache dich auf, gehe nach Paddan-Aram, zum Hause Bethuels, des Vaters deiner Mutter; und nimm dir von dort ein Weib von den Töchtern Labans, des Bruders deiner Mutter.
3715. 'Jacob awoke from his sleep' means enlightenment. This is clear from the meaning of 'sleep' as a state of obscurity compared to wakefulness which is a state of light; therefore 'awakening from sleep' in the spiritual sense means being enlightened.
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Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.