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Genesis 50:7

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7 Joseph went up to bury his father; and with him went up all the servants of Pharaoh, the elders of his house, all the elders of the land of Egypt,

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Arcana Coelestia #6529

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6529. 'Only their young children' means innocence. This is clear from the meaning of 'young children' as innocence, dealt with in 430, 3183, 5608.

  
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