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Ezekiel 40:9

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9 Then measured he the porch of the gate, eight cubits; and the posts thereof, two cubits; and the porch of the gate was toward the house.

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Arcana Coelestia #4481

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4481. 'And carry on trade throughout it' means in doctrine. This is clear from the meaning of 'carrying on trade throughout the land' as entering into cognitions of good and truth, dealt with in 4453, and so into doctrine, for doctrine contains and teaches those cognitions.

  
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