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Genesis 35:1

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1 And God said to Jacob, Arise, go up to Bethel, and dwell there, and make there an altar unto the ùGod that appeared unto thee when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother.

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Genesis 35:18

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18 And it came to pass as her soul was departing -- for she died -- that she called his name Benoni; but his father called him Benjamin.

from the Writings of Emanuel Swedenborg

 

Arcana Coelestia #4587

Studere hoc loco

  
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4587. 'And it happened in her suffering severely, in giving birth' means following temptations. This is clear from what has been stated immediately above in 4586, and so is clear without any further explanation.

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