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1 Mose 21:7

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7 und sprach: Wer durfte von Abraham sagen, daß Sara Kinder säuge? Denn ich habe ihm einen Sohn geboren in seinem Alter.

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Arcana Coelestia #2700

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2700. Verse 19 And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went and filled the flask with water, and gave the boy a drink.

'God opened her eyes' means intelligence. 'And she saw a well of water' means the Lord's Word from which truths are drawn. 'And filled the flask with water' means truths from that source. 'And gave the boy a drink' means teaching given in spiritual things.

  
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Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.

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Genesis 21:19

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19 God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water. She went, filled the bottle with water, and gave the boy drink.