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Genesis 17:18

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18 And Abraham saith unto God, `O that Ishmael may live before Thee;'

from the Writings of Emanuel Swedenborg

 

Arcana Coelestia #2038

Studere hoc loco

  
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2038. And thy seed after thee. That this signifies those who have faith in Him, is evident from the signification of “seed,” as being the faith of charity, concerning which above.

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