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synty 23:16

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16 Kuultuaan Efronin sanat Aabraham punnitsi Efronille sen rahasumman, jonka tämä oli maininnut heettiläisten kuullen, neljäsataa hopeasekeliä, kaupassa käypää.

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Arcana Coelestia #2934

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2934. Verse 9. That he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which is in the end of his field; in full silver let him give it to me, in the midst of you, for a possession of a sepulcher. “That he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath,” signifies the obscurity of faith they have; “which is in the end of his field,” signifies where there is little of the church; “in full silver” signifies redemption by means of truth; “let him give it to me, in the midst of you, for a possession of a sepulcher” signifies possession thus, through regeneration.

  
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Genesis 23:11

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11 "No, my lord, hear me. I give you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it. In the presence of the children of my people I give it to you. Bury your dead."