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1 Mose 24:52

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52 Da diese Worte hörte Abrahams Knecht, bückte er sich vor dem Herrn zur Erde

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Arcana Coelestia #3055

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3055. Without the city. That this signifies removal from doctrinal things, is evident from the signification of a “city,” as being doctrine (see n. 402, 2449); thus “without the city” evidently means outside of doctrinal things; thus removal from them.

  
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Genesis 24:65

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65 She said to the servant, "Who is the man who is walking in the field to meet us?" The servant said, "It is my master." She took her veil, and covered herself.