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Genesis 31:11

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11 The angel of God said to me in the dream, 'Jacob,' and I said, 'Here I am.'

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Arcana Coelestia #4193

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4193. And they did eat there upon the heap. That this signifies appropriation from good Divine, is evident from the signification of “eating together,” as being communication, conjunction, and appropriation (see n. 2187, 2343, 3168, 3513, 3596, 3832); and from the signification of a “heap,” as being good (concerning which just above, n. 4192); here, good Divine.

  
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