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Genesi 17:26

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26 In quel medesimo giorno fu circonciso Abrahamo, e Ismaele suo figliuolo.

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Arcana Coelestia #2029

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2029. For an eternal possession. That this signifies what is eternal, is evident without explication. They are called “possessors,” and also “heirs,” not from merit, but from mercy.

  
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