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Genesis 21:14

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14 And Abraham riseth early in the morning, and taketh bread, and a bottle of water, and giveth unto Hagar (placing [it] on her shoulder), also the lad, and sendeth her out; and she goeth on, and goeth astray in the wilderness of Beer-Sheba;

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Arcana Coelestia #2640

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2640. 'God has made laughter for me' means the affection for celestial truth. This is clear from the meaning of 'laughter' as the affection for truth, dealt with in 2072, 2216, and from 'God making' as the celestial from which it springs.

  
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