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Genesis 9:22

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22 Which when Cham the father of Chaanan had seen, to wit, that his father's nakedness was uncovered, he told it to his two brethren without.

from the Writings of Emanuel Swedenborg

 

Arcana Coelestia #1087

Studere hoc loco

  
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1087. And covered the nakedness of their father. That this signifies that they excused them, is evident both from the connection, and from the signification of “nakedness” that is, perversions.

  
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