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Genesis 29:12

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12 And Rachel, hearing from Jacob that he was her father's relation and that he was the son of Rebekah, went running to give her father news of it.

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Arcana Coelestia #3770

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3770. 'And all the droves would be gathered there' means that all the Churches and their doctrinal teachings come from there. This is clear from the meaning of 'droves' as Churches and also as matters of doctrine belonging to the Churches, dealt with above in 3767, 3768. Their derivation from the Word is meant by their 'being gathered there'.

  
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