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Ezekiel 37:1

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1 και εγενετο επ' εμε χειρ κυριου και εξηγαγεν με εν πνευματι κυριος και εθηκεν με εν μεσω του πεδιου και τουτο ην μεστον οστεων ανθρωπινων

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Arcana Coelestia #3442

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3442. 'And he built an altar there' means that which is a meaningful sign of the Lord and a representative of Him. This is clear from the meaning of 'an altar' as the chief representative of the Lord, dealt with in 921, 2777, 2811.

  
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Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.

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Isaiah 49:6

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6 yes, he says, "It is too light a thing that you should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give you for a light to the nations, that you may be my salvation to the end of the earth."