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Sáng thế 17:21

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21 Nhưng ta sẽ lập giao ước ta cùng Y-sác, độ khoảng nầy năm tới Sa-ra phải sanh cho ngươi.

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Arcana Coelestia #2108

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2108. Ishmael his son. That this signifies those who become rational from the truths of faith, is evident from the representation of Ishmael here, as being those who become rational from truth, that is, who become spiritual (see also above, n. 2078, 2087, 2088).

  
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