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Genesis 30:10

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10 Zilpa, Lijos tarnaitė, pagimdė Jokūbui sūnų.

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Arcana Coelestia #2158

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2158. Pass not I pray from over Thy servant. That this signifies that He intensely desired, appears from what has just been said, the case being much the same, namely, that here also there is deference, which is expressed in this way, and at the same time the affection of desire that what He began to perceive should not pass away.

  
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Genesis 18:23

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23 Abraham drew near, and said, "Will you consume the righteous with the wicked?