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Γένεση 41:30

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30 και θελουσιν επελθει μετα ταυτα επτα ετη πεινης· και ολη η αφθονια θελει λησμονηθη εν τη γη της Αιγυπτου και η πεινα θελει καταφθειρει την γην·

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Arcana Coelestia #5274

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5274. He hath caused Pharaoh to see. That this signifies the perception of the natural, is evident from the signification of “seeing,” as being to understand and perceive (see n. 2150, 2325, 2807, 3764, 4567, 4723), and from the representation of Pharaoh, as being the natural, as already shown.

  
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