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Genesis 29:33

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33 And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Because the LORD hath heard that I was hated, he hath therefore given me this son also: and she called his name Simeon.

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Arcana Coelestia #3821

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3821. 'And Rachel was beautiful in form and beautiful in appearance' means that the affection for interior truth is beautiful so far as what is spiritual is concerned. This is clear from what has been stated immediately above. 'Form' means essence, and 'appearance' the resulting beauty.

  
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