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Genesis 24:16

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16 An exceedingly comely maid, and a most beautiful virgin, and not known to man: and she went down to the spring, and filled her pitcher and was coming back.

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Arcana Coelestia #3136

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3136. And behold he stood by the camels. That this signifies presence in general memory-knowledges, is evident from the signification of “standing by,” as being to be present; and from the signification of “camels,” as being general memory-knowledges (see n. 3048, 3071).

  
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