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1 Mose 30:1

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1 Und als ahel sah, daß sie dem Jakob nicht gebar, da beneidete ahel ihre Schwester und sprach zu Jakob: Gib mir Kinder! Und wenn nicht, so sterbe ich.

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Arcana Coelestia #3966

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3966. 'God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her' means Foresight and Providence. This is clear from the meaning of 'remembering' as Foresight, when, as is the case here, God is said to do so, for 'remembering' implies seeing to someone's needs, while 'seeing' in the highest sense means Foresight, see 3863; and from the meaning of 'hearkening to someone' as Providence, when God is said to do so, dealt with in 3869.

  
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