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تكوين 21:14

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14 فبكر ابراهيم صباحا واخذ خبزا وقربة ماء واعطاهما لهاجر واضعا اياهما على كتفها والولد وصرفها. فمضت وتاهت في برية بئر سبع.

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Arcana Coelestia #2640

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2640. 'God has made laughter for me' means the affection for celestial truth. This is clear from the meaning of 'laughter' as the affection for truth, dealt with in 2072, 2216, and from 'God making' as the celestial from which it springs.

  
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Genesis 21:6

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6 Sarah said, "God has made me laugh. Everyone who hears will laugh with me."