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Genesis 23:18

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18 Unto Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all that went in at the gate of his city.

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Arcana Coelestia #2925

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2925. 'From burying your dead' means in order that they might emerge from night and be raised up. This is clear from the meaning of 'burying' and 'one who is dead' as being raised up from night as regards goods and truths of faith, dealt with just above in 2923, where the same words occur.

  
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