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Genesis 25:34

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34 ιακωβ δε εδωκεν τω ησαυ αρτον και εψεμα φακου και εφαγεν και επιεν και αναστας ωχετο και εφαυλισεν ησαυ τα πρωτοτοκια

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Arcana Coelestia #3333

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3333. 'And he ate, and drank' means taking to oneself. This is clear from the meaning of 'eating' as taking good to oneself, dealt with in 2187, 2343, 3168, and from the meaning of 'clanking' as taking truth to oneself, dealt with in 3069, 3089, 3168.

  
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