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Genesis 31:42

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42 Had not the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, been with me, it is certain thou wouldest have sent me away now empty. God has looked upon my affliction and the labour of my hands, and has judged last night.

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Arcana Coelestia #4084

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4084. 'And behold, the he-goats mounting the flock were variegated, speckled, and mottled' means the effect that was produced when natural good meant by 'Jacob' was endowed with such things from this source. This becomes clear from what has been stated about them in the previous chapter, for the variegated, speckled, and spotted - that is, the kind of things meant by these - came to Jacob through Laban's flock.

  
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