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Genesis 23:15

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15 Mijn heer! hoor mij; een land van vierhonderd sikkelen zilvers, wat is dat tussen mij en tussen u? begraaf slechts uw dode.

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Arcana Coelestia #2911

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2911. Verse 3. And Abraham rose up from upon the faces of his dead, and spoke unto the sons of Heth, saying. “Abraham rose up,” signifies elevation; “from upon the faces of his dead,” signifies in that night; “and spoke unto the sons of Heth, saying,” signifies those with whom there was to be a new spiritual church.

  
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