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하나님이 가라사대 아니라 네 아내 사라가 정녕 네게 아들을 낳으리니 너는 그 이름을 이삭이라 하라 내가 그와 내 언약을 세우리리 그의 후손에게 영원한 언약이 되리라
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Arcana Coelestia # 2105
2105. Verses 24-26 And Abraham was a son of ninety-nine years when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. And Ishmael his son was a son of thirteen years when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. On that very day Abraham was circumcised, and Ishmael his son.
'Abraham was a son of ninety-nine years' means the state and the period of time prior to the union of the Lord's Divine Essence with His Human Essence. 'When he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin' means when the evils occupying the External Man were totally driven out. 'And Ishmael his son' means those who become rational from truths of faith from the Lord. 'A son of thirteen years' means sacred remnants. 'When he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin' means purification, as previously. 'On that very day' means at that very time. 'Abraham was circumcised, and Ishmael his son' means that when the Lord joined His Human Essence to the Divine Essence, He also joined to Himself and saved everyone else who becomes rational from truth.
