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Genesis 29:7

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7 και ειπεν ιακωβ ετι εστιν ημερα πολλη ουπω ωρα συναχθηναι τα κτηνη ποτισαντες τα προβατα απελθοντες βοσκετε

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Arcana Coelestia #3794

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3794. 'Which was her father's' means from good in origin. This is clear from the representation of Laban, to whom 'father' refers here, as a parallel good springing from a common stock, dealt with in 3612, 3665, 3778, and also from the meaning of 'father' as good, dealt with in 3703.

  
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