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Genezo 24:30

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30 Kaj kiam li vidis la ringon kaj la braceletojn sur la manoj de sia fratino, kaj kiam li auxdis la vortojn de sia fratino Rebeka, kiu diris: Tiel parolis kun mi tiu viro-tiam li iris al la viro, kaj jen tiu staras cxe la kameloj apud la fonto.

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Arcana Coelestia #3143

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3143. 'And there is a place for the camels' means a state for all the things which were to serve Him. This is clear from the meaning of 'a place' as a state, dealt with in 1273-1277, 1376-1381, 2625, and from the meaning of 'the camels' as general facts, dealt with in 3048, 3071, which play a subservient role, see 1486, 3019, 3020. For everything that belongs to the natural man has no other use apart from that of serving the spiritual man. This also is why male servants, female servants, camels, and asses in the internal sense mean in particular things that belong to the natural man.

  
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