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1 Mose 24:3

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3 und ich werde dich schwören lassen bei Jehova, dem Gott des Himmels und dem Gott der Erde, daß du meinem Sohne nicht ein Weib nehmen wirst von den Töchtern der Kanaaniter, in deren Mitte ich wohne;

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Arcana Coelestia #3115

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3115. Also room to pass the night. That this signifies the state, is evident from the signification of “room,” as being state (see above, n. 2625, 2837); and from the signification of “passing the night,” as being to abide or have an abode (see n. 2330); here therefore there is signified the state of the affection of truth, in regard to its origin. Its origin is described by the things represented by Bethuel, Milcah, and Nahor; and its relationships by “Laban” in the verses that follow. And because this origin was obscure, its state is signified by “room to pass the night,” as also above.

  
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