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Genesis 12:11

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11 Da han nu nærmede sig Ægypten, sagde han til sin Hustru Saraj: Jeg ved jo, at du er en smuk Kvinde;


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Arcana Coelestia #1478

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1478. Verse 14. And it came to pass when Abram was come into Egypt, that the Egyptians saw the woman, that she was very beautiful. “It came to pass when Abram was come into Egypt,” signifies when the Lord began to be instructed; “and the Egyptians saw the woman, that she was very beautiful,” signifies that the memory-knowledge of knowledges is of such a nature as to be highly pleasing to itself.

  
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