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Genesis 24:52

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52 εγενετο δε εν τω ακουσαι τον παιδα τον αβρααμ των ρηματων τουτων προσεκυνησεν επι την γην κυριω

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Arcana Coelestia #3127

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3127. 'The girl ran' means the inclination of that affection. This is clear from the meaning of 'running' as some leaning or inclination, and from the meaning of 'the girl' as affection that has innocence within it, dealt with above in 3067, 3110.

  
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