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Genesis 22:6

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6 And Abraham taketh the wood of the burnt-offering, and placeth on Isaac his son, and he taketh in his hand the fire, and the knife; and they go on both of them together.

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Arcana Coelestia #2815

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2815. Verse 10 And Abraham put forth his hand and took the knife to slay his son.

'Abraham put forth his hand' means temptation even to the final degree of power. 'And took the knife' means as regards truth. 'To slay his son' means until whatever originated in the merely human was dead.

  
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