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Genesis 24:16

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16 η δε παρθενος ην καλη τη οψει σφοδρα παρθενος ην ανηρ ουκ εγνω αυτην καταβασα δε επι την πηγην επλησεν την υδριαν και ανεβη

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Arcana Coelestia #3205

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3205. What man is this that walketh in the field to meet us? That this signifies concerning the rational which was in good alone, namely, exploration respecting it, appears from what was said above concerning Isaac, that “he went out to meditate in the field,” by which is signified the state of the rational in good (see n. 3196); here, the rational is signified by “this man;” and its being in good is signified by “walking” (that is, meditating) “in the field.” “To meet us” denotes for conjunction.

  
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