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Genesis 31:26

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26 And Laban said to Jacob, What hast thou done, that thou hast stolen away unawares to me, and carried away my daughters, as captives taken with the sword?

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Arcana Coelestia #4133

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4133. And thou hast stolen my heart. That this signifies that it no longer had Divine good as before, is evident from the signification of “stealing the heart,” as being to take away that which is dear and holy (n. 4112); consequently that through this separation it no longer had Divine good as before.

  
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