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1 Mózes 21:4

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4 És körûlmetélé Ábrahám az õ fiát Izsákot, nyolcznapos korában, a mint parancsolta vala néki az Isten.

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Arcana Coelestia #2644

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2644. 'For I have borne [him] a son in his old age' means that this was accomplished when the days had been completed. This is clear from the explanation of almost the same words in verse 2, dealt with in 2621-2624.

  
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