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Bereshit 23:19

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19 ואחרי־כן קבר אברהם את־שרה אשתו אל־מערת שדה המכפלה על־פני ממרא הוא חברון בארץ כנען׃

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Arcana Coelestia #2923

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2923. Bury thy dead. That this signifies that so they would come forth from night and be raised up into life, is evident from the signification of being “buried,” as being to rise again, or to be raised up to life (see n. 2916); and from the signification of the “dead,” as being night in respect to the goods and truths of faith (see n. 2908, 2912, 2917).

  
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