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1 Mose 19:38

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38 Und die Jüngere, auch sie gebar einen Sohn, und sie gab ihm den Namen Ben Ammi; dieser ist der Vater der Kinder Ammon bis auf diesen Tag.

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Arcana Coelestia #2378

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2378. That 'the men reached out their hand' means the Lord's powerful aid is clear from the meaning of 'the men' as the Lord, dealt with above, and from the meaning of 'hand' as power, dealt with in 878.

  
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