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Genesis 16:11

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11 And the angel of the LORD said to her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.

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Arcana Coelestia #1933

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1933. And she said, From the face of Sarai, my mistress, am I fleeing. That this signifies response and indignation is evident from what has been said. Respecting the indignation see above at verse 6, where the same words occur. As the “face” signifies the interiors (as before shown, n. 358), so it signifies indignation and other things.

  
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