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Genesis 30:6

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6 Rachel said, "God has judged me, and has also heard my voice, and has given me a son." Therefore called she his name Dan.

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Arcana Coelestia #4082

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4082. And it came to pass at the time that the flock grew warm. That this signifies the ardor of affection that they might be conjoined, is evident from the signification of “growing warm,” as being the ardor of affection and its effect (see n. 4018, 4019); thus that they (that is, goods and truths) should be conjoined.

  
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