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Genesis 23:8

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8 og sagde til dem: "Hvis I samtykker i, at jeg jorder min døde og bringer hende bort fra mit Ansigt, så føj mig i at lægge et godt Ord ind for mig hos Efron, Zohars Søn,


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Arcana Coelestia #2911

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2911. Verse 3 And Abraham rose up from before his dead, and spoke to the sons of Heth, saying,

'Abraham rose up' means a raising up. 'From before his dead' means in that [state of] night. 'And spoke to the sons of Heth, saying' means those with whom a new spiritual Church was to exist.

  
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