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1 Mose 17:18

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18 Und Abraham sprach zu Gott: Ach, daß Ismael leben sollte vor dir!

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Arcana Coelestia #2096

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2096. Verse 22. And He left off speaking with him; and God went up from over Abraham. “He left off speaking with him,” signifies the end of this perception; “and God went up from over Abraham,” signifies the Lord’s entrance into the former state.

  
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