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Ja Jaakob teki lupauksen, sanoen: "Jos Jumala on minun kanssani ja varjelee minut sillä tiellä, jota nyt kuljen, ja antaa minulle leipää syödäkseni ja vaatteita pukeutuakseni,
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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