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Genesis 29:5

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5 And he said to them, Do ye know Laban the son of Nahor? And they said, We do know [him].

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Arcana Coelestia #3851

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3851. And he loved also Rachel more than Leah. That this signifies the love of internal truth more than of external truth, is evident from the representation of Rachel and of Leah; Rachel being internal truth, and Leah external truth. (What internal truth is, and what external truth, may be seen above, n. 3820)

  
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