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Génesis 15:9

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9 Y le dijo: Apártame una becerra de tres años, y una cabra de tres años, y un carnero de tres años, una tórtola también, y un palomino.

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Arcana Coelestia #1790

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1790. Verse 2. And Abram said, Lord Jehovih, what wilt Thou give me, and I am walking childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer the Damascene? “Abram said, Lord Jehovih,” signifies the Lord’s perception; “Abram” is the interior man; the “Lord Jehovih” is the internal man relatively to the interior; “what wilt Thou give me, and I am walking childless?” signifies that there was no internal church; “and the steward of my house,” signifies an external church; “is this Eliezer the Damascene” denotes the external church.

  
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