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Genesis 31:14

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14 Rachel and Leah answered him, "Is there yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father's house?

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Arcana Coelestia #4212

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4212. 'And they ate bread' means the achievement of this, that is to say, in the external sense the achievement of friendship, and in the highest sense a joining together effected through the good and truth within the Natural.

  
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