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1 Mose 30:6

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6 Da sprach Rahel: Gott hat mir Recht verschafft und auch auf meine Stimme gehört und mir einen Sohn gegeben! Darum gab sie ihm den Namen Dan.

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Arcana Coelestia #3943

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3943. And brought them unto Leah his mother. That this signifies application to the affection of external truth, is evident from the signification of “bringing,” as here being application; and from the representation of Leah, as being the affection of external truth (see n. 3793, 3819).

  
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