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Genesis 12:8

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8 And moving on from there to the mountain on the east of Beth-el, he put up his tent, having Beth-el on the west and Ai on the east: and there he made an altar and gave worship to the name of the Lord.

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Arcana Coelestia #1421

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1421. Verse 3 And I will bless those who bless you, and curse him who curses you, and in you will all the families of the ground be blessed.

'I will bless those who bless you' means pure happiness to those who from their hearts acknowledge the Lord. 'And curse him who curses you' means unhappiness to those who do not acknowledge Him. 'And in you will all the families of the ground be blessed' means that all truths and goods are received from the Lord.

  
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