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Genesi 24:5

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5 Il servo gli rispose: "Forse quella donna non vorrà seguirmi in questo paese; dovrò io allora ricondurre il tuo figliuolo nei paese donde tu sei uscito?"

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Arcana Coelestia #4819

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4819. 'And his name was Shua' means the essential nature of this. This is clear from the meaning of 'name' as the essential nature, dealt with above in 4817, in this case the essential nature of evil begotten by falsity springing from evil, also dealt with above, in 4818.

  
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