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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 #4035

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4035. And the man spread himself abroad exceeding greatly. That this signifies multiplication (namely, of good and truth), is evident from the signification of “spreading himself abroad,” as being to be multiplied; that it was immeasurably is signified by “exceeding greatly.”

  
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