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1 Mosebok 4:14

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14 Se, du driver mig nu bort ifrån åkerjorden, och jag måste gömma mig undan för ditt ansikte. Ostadig och flyktig skall jag bliva på jorden, och så skall ske att vemhelst som möter mig, han dräper mig.»

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Arcana Coelestia #351

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351. That 'Abel' means charity has been shown already. Charity means love towards the neighbour and compassion, for anyone who loves his neighbour as himself also has as much compassion for him in his suffering as he does for himself in his own.

  
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