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Genesis 21:21

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21 At nanahan siya sa ilang ng Paran: at ikinuha siya ng kaniyang ina ng asawa sa lupain ng Egipto.

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Arcana Coelestia #2676

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2676. 'He put them on her shoulder' means as much as the exterior man was able to receive. This is clear from the meaning of 'shoulder' as all power, dealt with in 1085, and so as much good and truth as people are able to receive.

  
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