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Genesis 17:25

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25 Ishmael, his son, was thirteen years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

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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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