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In Genesis 40:15, this signifies falsity, into which one may be rejected. (Arcana Coelestia 5138)
In Genesis 41:14, this signifies a state of vastation and temptation. (Arcana Coelestia 5246)
In Exodus 12:29, this signifies the last place for the falsified truths of faith. (Arcana Coelestia 7950)
In Revelation 18:2, this signifies hell.
(References: Apocalypse Explained 757)
Genesis 49:8-12
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"Judah, your brothers will praise you. Your hand will be on the neck of your enemies. Your father's sons will bow down before you.
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Judah is a lion's cub. From the prey, my son, you have gone up. He stooped down, he crouched as a lion, as a lioness. Who will rouse him up?
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The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, until he comes to whom it belongs. To him will the obedience of the peoples be.
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Binding his foal to the vine, his donkey's colt to the choice vine; he has washed his garments in wine, his robes in the blood of grapes.
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His eyes will be red with wine, his teeth white with milk.
