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1 Mose 16:3

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3 Und Sarai, Abrams Weib, nahm Hagar, die Ägypterin, ihre Magd, nach Verlauf von zehn Jahren, die Abram im Lande Kanaan gewohnt hatte, und gab sie Abram, ihrem Manne, ihm zum Weibe.

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Arcana Coelestia #2076

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2076. Verse 18. And Abraham said unto God, Would that Ishmael might live before Thee! “Abraham said unto God,” signifies the Lord’s perception from love; “Would that Ishmael might live before Thee,” signifies that others who are rational from truth should not perish.

  
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