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Bereshit 19:9

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9 וַיֹּאמְרוּ גֶּשׁ־הָלְאָה וַיֹּאמְרוּ הָאֶחָד בָּא־לָגוּר וַיִּשְׁפֹּט שָׁפֹוט עַתָּה נָרַע לְךָ מֵהֶם וַיִּפְצְרוּ בָאִישׁ בְּלֹוט מְאֹד וַיִּגְּשׁוּ לִשְׁבֹּר הַדָּלֶת׃

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Arcana Coelestia #2331

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2331. That “to the house of a servant” denotes in the good of charity, is evident from the signification of a “house,” as being celestial good, which is of love and charity alone (see n. 2048, 2233).

  
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