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Genesis 28:19

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19 He called the name of that place Bethel, but the name of the city was Luz at the first.

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Arcana Coelestia #3715

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3715. 'Jacob awoke from his sleep' means enlightenment. This is clear from the meaning of 'sleep' as a state of obscurity compared to wakefulness which is a state of light; therefore 'awakening from sleep' in the spiritual sense means being enlightened.

  
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