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Genesi 31:30

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30 Ora dunque te ne sei certo andato, perché anelavi alla casa di tuo padre; ma perché hai rubato i miei dèi?"

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Arcana Coelestia #4204

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4204. 'This heap is a witness, and the pillar is a witness' means confirmation. This is clear from the meaning of 'a witness' as confirmation - of good by means of truth, meant by' the pillar', and of truth derived from good, meant by 'the heap', dealt with above in 4197.

  
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Joshua 22:28

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28 "Therefore we said, 'It shall be, when they tell us or our generations this in time to come, that we shall say, "Behold the pattern of the altar of Yahweh, which our fathers made, not for burnt offering, nor for sacrifice; but it is a witness between us and you."'