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Γένεση 17:13

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13 θελει εξαπαντος περιτεμνεσθαι ο γεγεννημενος εν τη οικια σου, και ο αργυρωνητος σου· και θελει εισθαι η διαθηκη μου επι της σαρκος υμων εις διαθηκην αιωνιον·

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Arcana Coelestia #2108

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2108. 'Ishmael his son' means those who become rational from truths of faith. This is clear from the representation here of 'Ishmael' as those who become rational, that is, spiritual, from truth, also dealt with above, in 2078, 2087, 2088.

  
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