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synty 32:9

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9 Ja Jaakob sanoi: "Isäni Aabrahamin Jumala ja isäni Iisakin Jumala, Herra, sinä, joka sanoit minulle: 'Palaja maahasi ja sukusi luo, niin minä teen sinulle hyvää!' 32:

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Arcana Coelestia #4261

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4261. 'He spent that night there' means in that state of obscurity. This is clear from the meaning of 'spending the night' and also of 'night' as a state of obscurity, dealt with in 1712, 3693.

  
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