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Genesis 25:18

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18 And they dwelt from Havilah to Shur, which is opposite to Egypt, as one goes towards Assyria. He settled before the face of all his brethren.

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Arcana Coelestia #3262

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3262. Verse 12 And these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's servant-girl, bore to Abraham. 'These are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son' means derivatives of the spiritual Church represented by Ishmael. 'Whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's servant-girl, bore to Abraham' means the birth of the spiritual man brought about by Divine influx into the affection for knowledge.

  
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