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Genesis 17:26

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26 In the same day was Abraham circumcised, and Ishmael his son.

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Arcana Coelestia #2071

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2071. Abraham fell upon his faces. That this signifies adoration, is evident from the signification of “falling upon the faces,” as being to adore (see above, n. 1999).

  
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