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Genesis 24:8

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8 men hvis Pigen ikke vil følge dig, så er du løst fra Eden til mig; men i intet Tilfælde må du bringe min Søn tilbage dertil!"


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Arcana Coelestia #3083

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3083. And filled her pitcher. That this signifies vessels of reception, is evident from the signification of a “pitcher,” which, being a vessel for the reception of water, is in the internal sense a recipient of the knowledges of truth, and also of truth itself, which is signified by “water.” (That “water” in the internal sense denotes knowledges, and also truth, may be seen above, n. 28, 680, 2680, 2702, 3058)

  
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