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创世记 30:24

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24 就给他起名约瑟(就是增添的意思),意思:愿耶和华再增添我一个儿子

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Arcana Coelestia #3943

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3943. 'And brought them to Leah his mother' means application to the affection for external truth. This is clear from the meaning of 'bringing to' here as application, and from the representation of 'Leah' as the affection for external truth, dealt with in 3793, 3819.

  
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