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Genesis 49:27

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27 "Benjamin is a ravenous wolf. In the morning he will devour the prey. At evening he will divide the spoil."

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Arcana Coelestia #6404

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6404. 'Gad' means works motivated by truth but not as yet by good. This is clear from the representation of 'Gad' as works, dealt with in 3934, 3935, here works that are motivated by truth but not as yet by good. This meaning is evident from the description of the man in the internal sense; it is also what follows in the overall line of thought, for 'Dan' immediately above represents those who are guided by truth but not as yet by good, 6396, and now here 'Gad' represents those who perform works that are motivated by truth but not as yet by good. The essential nature of those works will be stated in what follows immediately below.

  
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Genesis 49:3

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3 "Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength; excelling in dignity, and excelling in power.