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Daniel 1:8

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8 Daniel, porém, propôs no seu coração não se contaminar com a porção das iguarias do rei, nem com o vinho que ele bebia; portanto pediu ao chefe dos eunucos que lhe concedesse não se contaminar.

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Treasures on the back of camels

  

'Treasures on the backs of camels,' as in Isaiah 30:6, 7, signifies knowledges pertaining to the natural principle.

(References: Arcana Coelestia 3048)

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Isaiah 30:6

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6 The burden of the animals of the South. Through the land of trouble and anguish, of the lioness and the lion, the viper and fiery flying serpent, they carry their riches on the shoulders of young donkeys, and their treasures on the humps of camels, to an unprofitable people.