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Genesi 19:17

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17 E avvenne che quando li ebbero fatti uscire, uno di quegli uomini disse: "Sàlvati la vita! non guardare indietro, e non ti fermare in alcun luogo della pianura; sàlvati al monte, che tu non abbia a perire!"

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Arcana Coelestia #2366

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2366. For therefore are they come under the shadow of my roof. That this signifies that they are in the good of charity, is evident from the signification of a “house,” as being good (n. 710, 2233-2234), which is here called the “shadow of the roof” for a reason to be presently explained.

  
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