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Genesis 17:23

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23 Abraham took Ishmael his son, all who were born in his house, and all who were bought with his money; every male among the men of Abraham's house, and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the same day, as God had said to him.

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Arcana Coelestia #2028

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2028. All the land of Canaan. That this signifies the heavenly kingdom, is evident from the signification of the “land of Canaan,” as being the heavenly kingdom, as explained before (n. 1413, 1437, 1607).

  
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