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Genesis 23:20

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20 And the field was made sure to Abraham, and the cave that was in it, for a possession to bury in, by the children of Heth.

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Arcana Coelestia #2948

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2948. Bury thy dead. That this signifies that they may come forth from night and be raised up, is evident from the signification of being “buried,” as being to rise again, or what is the same, to be raised up; and from the signification of “dead,” as being night as to the goods and truths of faith (see above, n. 2917, 2923, 2925, 2931, where are the same words).

  
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