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Genesis 17:5

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5 En uw naam zal niet meer genoemd worden Abram; maar uw naam zal wezen Abraham; want Ik heb u gesteld tot een vader van menigte der volken.

from the Writings of Emanuel Swedenborg

 

Arcana Coelestia #2019

Studere hoc loco

  
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2019. And thy seed after thee. That this signifies conjunction with those who have faith in Him, is evident from the signification of “seed,” as being faith (treated of, n. 1025, 1447, 1610); and also from the signification of “after thee,” as being to follow. To “walk after” someone is an expression that is often made use of in the Word (as in Jeremiah 7:6 8:2 Ezekiel 20:16; also Mark 8:34; Luke 9:23, 14:27). In this passage therefore “thy seed after thee,” signifies those who are in faith and follow Him; in the internal sense, who are born of Him.

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