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1 Mosebok 20:17

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17 Och Abraham bad till Gud, och Gud botade Abimelek och hans hustru och hans tjänstekvinnor, så att de åter kunde föda barn.

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Arcana Coelestia #2525

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2525. In the uprightness of my heart. That this signifies that it was so thought from innocence and simple good, is evident from the signification of “uprightness,” and of “heart.” In the original tongue “uprightness” is expressed by a word which signifies also integrity and perfection, and also simplicity; moreover “heart” signifies love and charity, which are of good, as is well known. Hence it is that “from the uprightness of the heart” means from innocence and simple good.

  
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