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Genesis 27:1

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1 And it came to pass when Isaac had become old, and his eyes were dim so that he could not see, that he called Esau his elder son, and said to him, My son! And he said to him, Here am I.

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Arcana Coelestia #3544

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3544. And the bread. That this signifies the good thence derived, is evident from the signification of “bread,” as being good (see n. 276, 680, 1798, 2165, 2177, 3464, 3478).

  
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