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Genesis 31:13

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13 I am the God of Beth-el, where thou anointedst the pillar, and where thou vowedst to me a vow: now arise, depart from this land, and return to the land of thy kindred.

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Arcana Coelestia #4146

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4146. 'But why did you steal my gods?' means anger over its being a state in which truth had been lost. This is clear from what has been stated and shown above in 4111 about the teraphim which Rachel stole.

  
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