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Genesis 30:8

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8 και ειπεν ραχηλ συνελαβετο μοι ο θεος και συνανεστραφην τη αδελφη μου και ηδυνασθην και εκαλεσεν το ονομα αυτου νεφθαλι

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Arcana Coelestia #3916

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3916. 'And I too shall be built up from her' means that in this way it has life. This is clear from the meaning of 'being built up' as not dying, dealt with in 3908, and so rising again or having life.

  
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