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1 Mose 35:2

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2 Da sprach Jakob zu seinem Hause und zu allen, die bei ihm waren: Tut die fremden Götter hinweg, die in eurer Mitte sind, und reiniget euch und wechselt eure Kleider;

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Arcana Coelestia #4604

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4604. The sons of Leah. That this signifies external Divine goods and truths in their order, is evident from the representation of Leah, as being the affection of external truth (see n. 3793, 3819). Hence her “sons” are the goods and truths represented by Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun, of which in what follows.

  
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