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Genesis 28:18

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18 And early in the morning Jacob took the stone which had been under his head, and put it up as a pillar and put oil on it.

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Arcana Coelestia #3725

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3725. 'Which he had placed as his headrest' means with which communication took place with the Divine. This is clear from the meaning of 'a headrest' or pillow as a very general communication, dealt with above in 3695.

  
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