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Genesi 24:41

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41 Sarai sciolto dal giuramento che ti fo fare, quando sarai andato dal mio parentado; e, se non vorranno dartela, allora sarai sciolto dal giuramento che mi fai.

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Arcana Coelestia #3052

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3052. 'To the city of Nahor' means kindred matters of doctrine. This is clear from the meaning of 'a city' as doctrine, dealt with in 402, 2449, and from the representation of 'Nahor' as that which is kindred; for Nahor was Abram's brother, from whom Bethuel descended, and from him Rebekah. Facts and matters of doctrine are distinct and separate from each other in that matters of doctrine are formed out of facts. Matters of doctrine look to a use and are acquired through reflecting on facts. They are called kindred here because of their derivation from things that are Divine.

  
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Genesis 24:11

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11 He made the camels kneel down outside the city by the well of water at the time of evening, the time that women go out to draw water.