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1 Mosebok 29:31

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31 Men då HERREN såg att Lea var försmådd, gjorde han henne fruktsam, medan Rakel var ofruktsam.

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Arcana Coelestia #3851

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3851. 'And he loved Rachel also, more than Leah' means greater love for internal truth than for external. This is clear from the representation of them both, 'Rachel' being internal truth and 'Leah' external truth. What internal truth is and what external truth, see 3820.

  
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