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Bereshit 35:22

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22 ויהי בשכן ישראל בארץ ההוא וילך ראובן וישכב את־בלהה פילגש אביו וישמע ישראל ף ויהיו בני־יעקב שנים עשר׃

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Arcana Coelestia #4561

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4561. 'When he was fleeing from before his brother' means after truths were placed above good. This is clear from the explanation above in 4542, where the same words occur.

  
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