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Genesis 20:2

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2 And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.

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Arcana Coelestia #2560

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2560. 'That I said to her' means the thought at that time. This is clear from the meaning of 'saying' as thinking, dealt with several times already.

  
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