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Genesis 32:31

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31 καὶ ἐκάλεσεν ιακωβ τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ τόπου ἐκείνου εἶδος θεοῦ εἶδον γὰρ θεὸν πρόσωπον πρὸς πρόσωπον καὶ ἐσώθη μου ἡ ψυχή

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Arcana Coelestia #4209

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4209. Verses 54-55. And Jacob sacrificed a sacrifice in the mountain, and called his brethren to eat bread; and they did eat bread, and tarried all night in the mountain. And in the morning Laban arose early, and kissed his sons and his daughters, and blessed them; and Laban departed and returned to his place. “And Jacob sacrificed a sacrifice in the mountain,” signifies worship from the good of love; “and called his brethren to eat bread,” signifies the appropriation of good from the Lord’s Divine natural; “and they did eat bread,” signifies the effect; “and tarried all night in the mountain,” signifies tranquillity; “and in the morning Laban arose early,” signifies the enlightenment of this good from the Lord’s Divine natural; “and kissed his sons and his daughters,” signifies the acknowledgment of these truths and of the affections of the same; “and blessed them,” signifies the consequent joy; “and Laban departed and returned to his place” signifies the end of the representation by Laban.

  
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Genesis 31:54-55

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54 Jacob offered a sacrifice in the mountain, and called his relatives to eat bread. They ate bread, and stayed all night in the mountain.

55 Early in the morning, Laban rose up, and kissed his sons and his daughters, and blessed them. Laban departed and returned to his place.