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Amos 5:25

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25 Did ye bring unto me sacrifices and oblations in the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel?

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Pass

  

'To pass through,' as in Genesis 30:32, signifies knowing and perceiving something's quality. 'To pass,' as in Genesis 31:52, signifies flowing in. 'To pass the night,' as in Genesis 24:54, signifies having peace.

(References: Arcana Coelestia 4205, Genesis 31)


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Matthew 21:28-29

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28 But what do you think? A man had two sons, and he came to the first, and said, 'Son, go work today in my vineyard.'

29 He answered, 'I will not,' but afterward he changed his mind, and went.