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1 Mose 24:12

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12 und sprach: HERR, du Gott meines HERRN Abraham, begegne mir heute und tu Barmherzigkeit an meinem HERRN Abraham.

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Arcana Coelestia #3136

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3136. 'And behold, he was standing with the camels' means presence in general facts. This is clear from the meaning of 'standing with' as being present, and from the meaning of 'the camels' as general facts, dealt with in 3048, 3071.

  
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Commentary

 

Dry bones

  

In Ezekiel 37:11, this signifies man's own understanding which is lifeless until it receives good from the Lord. (Arcana Coelestia 3812[6])