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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

 

Money-changers

  

In Matthew 21:12; Mark 11:15; and Luke 19:45, money-changers signify people who take advantage of holy things for personal gain. (Apocalypse Explained 840[4])