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Ezekiel 16:62

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62 And I will establish my covenant with thee; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD:

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Rabbah, the daughters of

  

'The daughters of Rabbah' signify people in natural good and yet falsify the truths of the church.

(References: Apocalypse Explained 637)

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Arcana Coelestia #10512

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10512. 'Which Aaron made' means that it exists as a result of the external things which alone they love. This is clear from the representation of 'Aaron' as the external side of the Word, the Church, and worship, dealt with in 10397, 10468, 10480. When the external alone is loved the external is said to make that [idol]; but the nation which loves external things alone should be understood by this.

  
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