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Genesis 17:9

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9 And God said to Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee, in their generations.

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Arcana Coelestia #2006

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2006. 'Multitude' means truth. This is clear from the meaning of 'a multitude' as truth, dealt with already in 1941, and from the meaning of 'being multiplied' as having reference to truth, dealt with in 43, 55, 913, 983

  
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