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Genesis 19:16

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16 But he lingered; and the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters, Jehovah being merciful unto him; and they brought him forth, and set him without the city.

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Arcana Coelestia #2437

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2437. 'Make haste, escape to it' means that he should remain in that position because he could not go further, that is, remain with the truth of faith and the affection for it because he could not attain to the good itself of charity and the affection for it. This is clear from what goes before.

  
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