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Genesis 26:8

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8 And it came to pass when he had been there some time, that Abimelech the king of the Philistines looked out of the window, and saw, and behold, Isaac was dallying with Rebecca his wife.

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Arcana Coelestia #3442

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3442. And he builded an altar there. That this signifies a significative and representative of the Lord, is evident from the signification of an “altar,” as being the principal representative of the the Lord, (n. 921, 2777, 2811).

  
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