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Κατωκησαν δε απο Αβιλα εως Σουρ, της κατα προσωπον Αιγυπτου, καθως υπαγει τις προς την Ασσυριαν· ο Ισμαηλ κατωκησεν εμπροσθεν παντων των αδελφων αυτου.
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Arcana Coelestia #3262
3262. Verse 12 And these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's servant-girl, bore to Abraham. 'These are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son' means derivatives of the spiritual Church represented by Ishmael. 'Whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's servant-girl, bore to Abraham' means the birth of the spiritual man brought about by Divine influx into the affection for knowledge.
