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Abraham answered, "See now, I have taken it on myself to speak to the Lord, who am but dust and ashes.
Genesis 18:27
Forty
'Forty' represents completeness because 'four' and 'ten' both mean what is complete. Forty is the product of four and ten. Compound numbers have a meaning similar to the simple numbers which compose them, and all numbers in the Word represent spiritual realities.
(Reference: Arcana Coelestia 9437; Exodus 24:18)
