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Genesis 12:19

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19 why saidst thou, She is my sister, so that I took her to be my wife? now therefore behold thy wife, take her, and go thy way.

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Arcana Coelestia #1454

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1454. 'And he built an altar to Jehovah' means external worship of His Father arising out of that state. This is clear from the meaning of 'an altar' as the chief representative in worship, 921.

  
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