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1 Mose 28:13

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13 Und der HERR stund oben drauf und sprach: Ich bin der HERR, Abrahams, deines Vaters, Gott und Isaaks Gott. Das Land, da du auf liegest, will ich dir und deinem Samen geben.

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Arcana Coelestia #3715

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3715. 'Jacob awoke from his sleep' means enlightenment. This is clear from the meaning of 'sleep' as a state of obscurity compared to wakefulness which is a state of light; therefore 'awakening from sleep' in the spiritual sense means being enlightened.

  
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