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Genesis 17:17

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17 Then Abraham fell on his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, "Will a child be born to him who is one hundred years old? Will Sarah, who is ninety years old, give birth?"

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Arcana Coelestia #2006

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2006. That “a multitude” signifies truth, is evident from the signification of “multitude” as being truth (explained before, n. 1941); and from the signification of “being multiplied,” which is predicated of truth (see n. 43, 55, 913, 983).

  
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