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Genesis 14:12

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12 ελαβον δε και τον λωτ υιον του αδελφου αβραμ και την αποσκευην αυτου και απωχοντο ην γαρ κατοικων εν σοδομοις

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Arcana Coelestia #1751

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1751. Verse 24 Except for what the young men have eaten, and the share of the men who came with me, Aner, Eshkol, and Mamre - these will take their share.

'Except for what the young men have eaten' means good spirits. 'And the share of the men who came with me' means angels. 'Aner, Eshkol, and Mamre' means the things residing with them. 'These will take their share' means that these things were placed under their power and control.

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