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1 Mose 30:16

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16 Und als Jakob am Abend vom Felde kam, da ging Lea hinaus, ihm entgegen, und sprach: Zu mir sollst du eingehen, denn ich habe dich gewißlich gedungen um die Dudaim meines Sohnes. Und er lag bei ihr in selbiger Nacht.

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Arcana Coelestia #3999

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3999. Because thou comest upon my reward before thee. That this signifies what is His own, is evident from the signification of “reward,” when predicated of the Lord, as being what is His own; that is, acquired by His own power (concerning which above, n. 3975, 3977, 3982, 3996).

  
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