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Genesis 25:11

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11 γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S δέ-X μετά-P ὁ- A--ASN ἀποθνήσκω-VB--AAN *αβρααμ-N---ASM εὐλογέω-VA--AAI3S ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM *ισαακ-N---ASM ὁ- A--ASM υἱός-N2--ASM αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C καταοἰκέω-VAI-AAI3S *ισαακ-N---NSM παρά-P ὁ- A--ASN φρέαρ-N3T-ASN ὁ- A--GSF ὅρασις-N3I-GSF

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Arcana Coelestia #3237

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3237. And her name was Keturah. That this signifies the essence of this Divine truth, is evident from the signification of “name,” as being quality; and of “calling by name,” as being to know of what quality one is (see n. 144, 145, 1754, 1896, 2009). But seeing that not quality, but being is predicated of the Divine, by “name” here is signified essence, and indeed the essence of the Divine truth which is signified here by “her,” namely the woman. (That here the “woman” is Divine truth, may be seen i mmediately above, n. 3236.) From this it is evident what Keturah in general involves.

  
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