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Genesis 24:1

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1 Now Abraham was old; and advanced in age: and the Lord had blessed him in all things.

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Arcana Coelestia #3060

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3060. 'He said' means communication. This becomes clear from the meaning of 'saying' in the historical parts of the Word as perceiving and willing, often dealt with already. And as it means these it also means communicating since communication followed from perceiving and willing.

  
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