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Genesis 20:1

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1 καί-C κινέω-VAI-AAI3S ἐκεῖθεν-D *αβρααμ-N---NSM εἰς-P γῆ-N1--ASF πρός-P λίψ-N3--ASM καί-C οἰκέω-VAI-AAI3S ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASM *καδης-N---GS καί-C ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASM *σουρ-N---GS καί-C παραοἰκέω-VAI-AAI3S ἐν-P *γεραρα-N2--DP

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Arcana Coelestia #2587

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2587. Because of the word of Sarah. That this signifies by reason of the rational if it had conjoined itself, is evident from the representation of “Sarah” as a sister, as being rational truth (see n. 2508). The “word of Sarah” signifies the whole transaction, namely, that she was called a sister, and that Abimelech took her, but that he did not come near her. What these things signify further will be told in what follows.

  
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