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Genesis 12:5

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5 A vzal Abram Sarai manželku svou, a Lota syna bratra svého, a všecko zboží své, kteréhož nabyli, i duše, kterýchž dosáhli v Cháran. A vyšedše, brali se do země Kananejské, až i přišli do ní.

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Arcana Coelestia #1448

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1448. 'And there he built an altar to Jehovah who had appeared to him' means initial worship of His Father from the celestial, which essentially is love. This is clear from the meaning of 'an altar' as the chief representative in worship, 921.

  
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