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Γένεση 17:17

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17 Και επεσεν ο Αβρααμ επι προσωπον αυτου και εγελασε, και ειπεν εν τη καρδια αυτου, Εις ανθρωπον εκατονταετη θελει γεννηθη τεκνον; και η Σαρρα, γυνη ενενηκοντα ετων, θελει γεννησει;

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Arcana Coelestia #2074

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2074. Shall there be born to a son of a hundred years? That this signifies that the rational of the Lord’s Human Essence should then be united to the Divine Essence, is evident from the signification of “a hundred” (concerning which see above, n. 1988).

  
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