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Genesis 17:1

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1 Als nu Abram negen en negentig jaren oud was, zo verscheen de HEERE aan Abram, en zeide tot hem: Ik ben God, de Almachtige! Wandel voor Mijn aangezicht, en zijt oprecht!

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Arcana Coelestia #2060

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2060. Verse 15. And God said unto Abraham, Sarai, thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, for Sarah is her name. “God said unto Abraham,” signifies perception; “Sarai thy wife,” signifies here as before truth conjoined with good; “thou shalt not call her name Sarai,” signifies that He will put off the human; “for Sarah is her name,” signifies that He will put on the Divine.

  
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