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1 Mose 25:27

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27 Und die Knaben wuchsen heran. Und Esau wurde ein jagdkundiger Mann, ein Mann des Feldes; Jakob aber war ein sanfter Mann, der in den Zelten blieb.

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Arcana Coelestia #3329

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3329. Swear to me as this day; and he sware unto him. That this signifies confirmation, is evident from the signification of “swearing” as being to confirm (n. 2842); and because the confirmation was in respect to a time, it is not said “this day,” but “as this day” (n. 3325).

  
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