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1 Mose 9:21

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21 Und da er von dem Wein trank, ward er trunken und lag in der Hütte aufgedeckt.

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Arcana Coelestia #998

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998. Verse 4 Only you shall not eat flesh with its soul, its blood.

'Flesh' means what belongs to man's will, 'soul' new life, 'blood' charity, while 'not eating' means not mixing together. Consequently 'not eating flesh with its soul, the blood' means not mixing unholy things together with holy.

  
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