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Bereshit 22:1

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1 וַיְהִי אַחַר הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה וְהָאֱלֹהִים נִסָּה אֶת־אַבְרָהָם וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו אַבְרָהָם וַיֹּאמֶר הִנֵּנִי׃

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Arcana Coelestia #2770

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2770. 'And he said, Here I am' means thought and reflexion. This is clear from the meaning of 'saying' as perception, 2769, but here thinking and reflecting because they are words expressing a reply. For all thought and consequent reflection spring from perception, 1919, 2515, 2552

  
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