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Genesis 31:44

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44 νῦν οὖν δεῦρο διαθώμεθα διαθήκην ἐγὼ καὶ σύ καὶ ἔσται εἰς μαρτύριον ἀνὰ μέσον ἐμοῦ καὶ σοῦ εἶπεν δὲ αὐτῷ ἰδοὺ οὐθεὶς μεθ' ἡμῶν ἐστιν ἰδὲ ὁ θεὸς μάρτυς ἀνὰ μέσον ἐμοῦ καὶ σοῦ

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Arcana Coelestia #4193

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4193. 'And they ate there upon the heap' means making their; own that which came from Divine good. This is clear from the meaning of 'eating' as communication, a joining together, and a making one's own, dealt with in 2187, 2343, 3168, 3513 (end), 3596, 3832, and from the meaning of 'a heap' as good, dealt with immediately above in 4192, in this case Divine good.

  
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