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Genesis 11:9

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9 διά-P οὗτος- D--ASN καλέω-VCI-API3S ὁ- A--NSN ὄνομα-N3M-NSN αὐτός- D--GSF *σύγχυσις-N3I-NSF ὅτι-C ἐκεῖ-D συνχέω-V2I-IAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--APN χεῖλος-N3E-APN πᾶς-A1S-GSF ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF καί-C ἐκεῖθεν-D διασπείρω-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--APM κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ἐπί-P πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN πᾶς-A1S-GSF ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF

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Arcana Coelestia #1331

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1331. From what has been said it is now evident that “Shem” denotes internal worship in general. The quality of the internal worship of this church is evident from those who are named in succession after Shem, namely, that it was characterized by memory-knowledge [fuerit scientificum], as is confirmed by the numbers of the years, when they are examined and unfolded.

  
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