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Genesis 12:8

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8 και-C αποιστημι-VHI-AAI3S εκειθεν-D εις-P ο- A--ASN ορος-N3E-ASN κατα-P ανατολη-N1--APF *βαιθηλ-N---GS και-C ιστημι-VAI-AAI3S εκει-D ο- A--ASF σκηνη-N1--ASF αυτος- D--GSM *βαιθηλ-N---NS κατα-P θαλασσα-N1S-ASF και-C *αγγαι-N---NS κατα-P ανατολη-N1--APF και-C οικοδομεω-VAI-AAI3S εκει-D θυσιαστηριον-N2N-ASN ο- A--DSM κυριος-N2--DSM και-C επικαλεω-VAI-AMI3S επι-P ο- A--DSN ονομα-N3M-DSN κυριος-N2--GSM

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Arcana Coelestia #1479

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1479. That 'it happened, when Abram came into Egypt' means when the Lord started to receive instruction is clear from the representation of 'Abram' in the internal sense as the Lord when a boy, and from the meaning of 'Egypt', as shown above at verse 10 of this chapter, as knowledge comprised of cognitions. From this it is evident that 'coming into Egypt' means receiving instruction.

  
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