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1 Mose 24:33

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33 und setzte ihnen Essen vor. Er sprach aber: Ich will nicht Essen, bis daß ich zuvor meine Sache vorgebracht habe. Sie antworteten: Sage an!

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Arcana Coelestia #3106

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3106. For her hands. That this signifies the power of the affection of truth, is evident from the signification of a “hand,” as being power (see n. 878, 3091); and from the representation of Rebekah—here meant by “her”—as being the affection of truth (see n. 2865, 3077).

  
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