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Genesis 20:5

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5 Said he not unto me, She is my sister? and she, even she herself Said, He is my brother: in the integrity of my heart and innocency of my hands have I done this.

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Arcana Coelestia #2579

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2579. Verse 17 And Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech and his wife, and his women servants, and they gave birth. 'Abraham prayed to God' means a revelation. 'And God healed Abimelech' means wholeness of doctrine as regards good. 'And his wife' means as regards truth. 'And his women servants' means as regards affections for matters of doctrine. 'And they gave birth' means fertileness.

  
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