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Bereshit 34:2

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2 וַיַּרְא אֹתָהּ שְׁכֶם בֶּן־חֲמֹור הַחִוִּי נְשִׂיא הָאָרֶץ וַיִּקַּח אֹתָהּ וַיִּשְׁכַּב אֹתָהּ וַיְעַנֶּהָ׃

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Arcana Coelestia #4451

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4451. And ye shall dwell with us. That this signifies life, is evident from the signification of “dwelling,” as being to live (see n. 1293, 3384, 3613). Thus “to dwell with us” is to live together, and to make one church.

  
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