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Genesis 31:32

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32 επιγιγνωσκω-VZ--AAD2S τις- I--NSN ειμι-V9--PAI3S ο- A--GPN σος-A1--GPN παρα-P εγω- P--DS και-C λαμβανω-VB--AAD2S και-C ου-D επιγιγνωσκω-VZI-AAI3S παρα-P αυτος- D--DSM ουδεις-A3--ASN και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DSM *ιακωβ-N---NSM παρα-P ος- --DSM εαν-C ευρισκω-VB--AAS2S ο- A--APM θεος-N2--APM συ- P--GS ου-D ζαω-VF--FMI3S εναντιον-P ο- A--GPM αδελφος-N2--GPM εγω- P--GP ου-D οιδα-VXI-YAI3S δε-X *ιακωβ-N---NSM οτι-C *ραχηλ-N---NSF ο- A--NSF γυνη-N3K-NSF αυτος- D--GSM κλεπτω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--APM

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Arcana Coelestia #4207

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4207. 'The God of their father' means from the Supreme Divine. This is clear from the meaning of 'the God of one's father' as the Supreme Divine. For in the internal sense when the expression 'father' is used in the Word good is meant, see 3703; and when 'the Lord's Father' is mentioned there, that is, when the Lord uses the name 'Father', the Divine Good dwelling within Him is meant, 3704. Divine Good is the Supreme Divine, whereas Divine Truth is that which proceeds from Divine Good and which is also called the Son. Furthermore 'father' in this instance is used to mean Terah who was the father of them both - of Abraham and Nahor - and 'Terah' represents the common stock from which Churches sprang, see 3778. In the relative sense therefore 'Abraham' represents the genuine Church and 'Nahor' the Church consisting of gentiles, as stated immediately above in 4206.

  
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