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Genezo 34:5

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5 Jakob auxdis, ke li senhonorigis lian filinon Dina; sed liaj filoj estis kun liaj brutoj sur la kampo, tial Jakob silentis gxis ilia veno.

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Arcana Coelestia #4512

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4512. 'And everything that was in the house' means everything of the Church. This is clear from the meaning of 'the house' as the Church as regards good, dealt with in 1795, 3720, and so everything of the Church. It is because 'house' has this meaning that it is mentioned last.

  
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