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Genesis 19:29

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29 και εγενετο εν τω εκτριψαι κυριον πασας τας πολεις της περιοικου εμνησθη ο θεος του αβρααμ και εξαπεστειλεν τον λωτ εκ μεσου της καταστροφης εν τω καταστρεψαι κυριον τας πολεις εν αις κατωκει εν αυταις λωτ

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Arcana Coelestia #2419

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2419. 'Escape into the mountain' means towards the good that flows from love and charity. This is clear from the meaning of 'a mountain' as love and charity, dealt with in 795, 1430.

  
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