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Genesis 23:10

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10 Now Ephron was sitting in the middle of the children of Heth. Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the hearing of the children of Heth, even of all who went in at the gate of his city, saying,

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Arcana Coelestia # 2956

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2956. Verses 14-15. And Ephron answered Abraham, saying unto him, My lord, hear me; land of four hundred shekels of silver, what is that between me and thee? Bury therefore thy dead. “Ephron answered Abraham, saying unto him,” signifies a state of reception; “My lord, hear me,” signifies the first state of reception; “land of four hundred shekels of silver,” signifies the price of redemption by means of truth; “what is that between me and thee?” signifies that he gave his assent, but still desired it to be from himself; “bury therefore thy dead,” signifies here as before, emerging from night, and a consequent resuscitation.

  
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