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Genesis 34:8

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8 καὶ ἐλάλησεν εμμωρ αὐτοῖς λέγων συχεμ ὁ υἱός μου προείλατο τῇ ψυχῇ τὴν θυγατέρα ὑμῶν δότε οὖν αὐτὴν αὐτῷ γυναῖκα

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Arcana Coelestia #4451

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4451. And ye shall dwell with us. That this signifies life, is evident from the signification of “dwelling,” as being to live (see n. 1293, 3384, 3613). Thus “to dwell with us” is to live together, and to make one church.

  
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