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1 Mose 24:2

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2 Und er sprach zu dem ältesten Knecht seines Hauses, der allen seinen Gütern vorstand: Lege deine Hand unter meine Hüfte

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Arcana Coelestia #3199

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3199. And behold there were camels coming. That this signifies directed to the general memory-knowledges in the natural man, is evident from the signification of “camels,” as being general memory-knowledges in the natural man (see n. 3048, 3071); attention was directed to these because truth was expected to come from them, as is evident from what has been frequently said and shown above in this chapter.

  
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Isaiah 21:9

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9 Behold, here comes a troop of men, horsemen in pairs." He answered, "Fallen, Fallen is Babylon; and all the engraved images of her gods are broken to the ground.