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Genesis 15:15

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15 συ- P--NS δε-X αποερχομαι-VF--FMI2S προς-P ο- A--APM πατηρ-N3--APM συ- P--GS μετα-P ειρηνη-N1--GSF θαπτω-VA--APPNSM εν-P γηρας-N3--DSN καλος-A1--DSN

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Arcana Coelestia #1816

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1816. Who led thee forth out of Ur of the Chaldees. That this signifies the first state of His external man, may be seen from the signification of “Ur of the Chaldees.” The maternal which the Lord received from birth, or the inheritance from the mother, is what is here signified by “Ur of the Chaldees.” The nature of this has been described before. It was out of this maternal, or inheritance from the mother, that He was led forth whenever He conquered evils and falsities, that is, the hells.

  
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