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Genesis 29:18

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18 And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.

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Arcana Coelestia #3785

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3785. And he said, Behold as yet the day is great. That this signifies that the state was now advancing, is evident from the signification of “day,” as being state (n. 23, 487, 488, 493, 893, 2788, 3462); that “Behold as yet it is great,” denotes that it is advancing, is manifest from the series.

  
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Genesis 29:12

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12 Jacob told Rachel that he was her father's brother, and that he was Rebekah's son. She ran and told her father.