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Genesis 18:23

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23 And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou consume the righteous with the wicked?

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Arcana Coelestia #2282

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2282. Verse 32 And he said, Let not now my Lord be incensed, and I will speak just once more; perhaps ten will be found there. And He said, I will not destroy it for the sake of the ten.

'He said, Let not now my Lord be incensed, and I will speak just once more' means continuing deep concern over the state of the human race. 'Perhaps ten will be found [there]' means if remnants were still present. 'And He said, I will not destroy it for the sake of the ten' means that they will be saved.

  
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