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20 περι δε του Ισμαηλ σου εισηκουσα· Ιδου, ευλογησα αυτον, και θελω αυξησει αυτον, και θελω πληθυνει αυτον σφοδρα σφοδρα· δωδεκα αρχοντας θελει γεννησει, και θελω καμει αυτον εθνος μεγα·

From Swedenborg's Works

 

Arcana Coelestia #2081

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2081. 'Truly Sarah your wife' means Divine Truth joined to Good. This is clear from the representation and consequent meaning of 'Sarah' as Divine Truth joined to Good, dealt with above in 2063.

  
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