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Genesis 29:11

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11 And weeping for joy, Jacob gave Rachel a kiss.

from the Writings of Emanuel Swedenborg

 

Arcana Coelestia #3764

Studere hoc loco

  
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3764. 'He saw' means perception. This is clear from the meaning of 'seeing' as perceiving, dealt with below at verse 32 of this chapter where Reuben, who was given that name from the word 'seeing', is the subject.

  
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Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.