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Genesi 32:4

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4 E dette loro quest’ordine: "Direte così ad Esaù, mio signore: Così dice il tuo servo Giacobbe: Io ho soggiornato presso Labano, e vi sono rimasto fino ad ora;

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Arcana Coelestia #4285

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4285. 'And he said to him, What is your name? And he said, Jacob' means the essential nature of good done from truth. This is clear from the meaning of 'name' as the essential nature, dealt with in 144, 145, 1754, 1896, 2009, 2724, 3006, and from the representation of 'Jacob' as the good of truth, dealt with above in 4273.

  
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Genesis 48:2-3

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2 Someone told Jacob, and said, "Behold, your son Joseph comes to you," and Israel strengthened himself, and sat on the bed.

3 Jacob said to Joseph, "God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,