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Genesis 31:1

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1 At narinig ni Jacob ang mga salita ng mga anak ni Laban, na nagsisipagsabi, Kinuha ni Jacob ang lahat ng sa ating ama; at doon sa mga sa ating ama ay tinamo niya ang buong karangalang ito.

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Arcana Coelestia #4082

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4082. 'And it happened, when the flock came on heat' means an intense desire to be joined together. This is clear from the meaning of 'coming on heat' as an intense desire and the effect produced from this, dealt with in 4018, 4019, and so that those goods and truths should be joined together.

  
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