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Genesis 22:16

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16 and said, By myself have I sworn, saith Jehovah, because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son,

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Arcana Coelestia #2785

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2785. 'Rose up' means a raising up. This is clear from the meaning of 'rising up' - whenever this occurs in the Word - as a phrase that implies some kind of raising up.

  
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