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Genesis 29:29

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29 Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah, his handmaid, to be her handmaid.

from the Writings of Emanuel Swedenborg

 

Arcana Coelestia #3801

Studere hoc loco

  
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3801. 'And lifted up his voice and wept' means the warmth of love. This is clear from the meaning of 'lifting up the voice and weeping' as the warmth of love, for weeping is an expression of sorrow and also an expression of love, and is the highest degree of either of them.

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