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Ezekiel 1:1

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1 And it cometh to pass, in the thirtieth year, in the fourth [month], in the fifth of the month, and I [am] in the midst of the Removed by the river Chebar, the heavens have been opened, and I see visions of God.

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Ezekiel 8:1

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1 And it cometh to pass, in the sixth year, in the sixth [month], in the fifth of the month, I am sitting in my house, and elders of Judah are sitting before me, and fall on me there doth a hand of the Lord Jehovah,

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Arcana Coelestia #10552

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10552. 'And all the people saw the pillar of cloud standing at the door of the tent' means the extremely poor visibility descending on them as they stood outside. This is clear from the explanation immediately above in 10551.

  
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