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Genesis 17:20

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20 En aangaande Ismael heb Ik u verhoord; zie, Ik heb hem gezegend, en zal hem vruchtbaar maken, en hem gans zeer vermenigvuldigen; twaalf vorsten zal hij gewinnen, en Ik zal hem tot een groot volk stellen;

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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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