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Genesis 22:3

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3 Abraham rose early in the morning, and saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son. He split the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went to the place of which God had told him.

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Arcana Coelestia #2820

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2820. Verse 11 And the angel of Jehovah called to him out of heaven and said, Abraham, Abraham. And he said, Here I am.

'The angel of Jehovah called to him out of heaven' means comfort received at that time from the Divine itself. 'And said, Abraham, Abraham. And he said, Here I am' means a perception of comfort in the Divine Good of the Rational following temptations.

  
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