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Genesis 24:38

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38 But thou shalt go unto my father's house, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son.

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Arcana Coelestia #3106

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3106. For her hands. That this signifies the power of the affection of truth, is evident from the signification of a “hand,” as being power (see n. 878, 3091); and from the representation of Rebekah—here meant by “her”—as being the affection of truth (see n. 2865, 3077).

  
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