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Genesis 17:20

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20 And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.

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Arcana Coelestia #2059

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2059. He hath made vain My covenant. That this signifies that he cannot be conjoined, is evident from the signification of a “covenant,” as being conjunction, explained before. Thus to “make the covenant vain,” is to disjoin himself to such an extent that he cannot be conjoined.

  
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