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Genesis 14:19

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19 and he blesseth him, and saith, `Blessed [is] Abram to God Most High, possessing heaven and earth;

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Arcana Coelestia #1671

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1671. 'Chedorlaomer came' means apparent good in the External Man. This is clear from the meaning of 'Chedorlaomer', dealt with in the previous verse, as apparent good and truth - here good alone, because the words are also added, 'and the kings who were with him', by whom truth is meant.

  
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