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Genesis 32:16

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16 and he giveth into the hand of his servants, every drove by itself, and saith unto his servants, `Pass over before me, and a space ye do put between drove and drove.'

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Arcana Coelestia #4296

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4296. 'Why is it that you ask my name?' means that heaven was unwilling to reveal itself. This is clear from what has been stated and shown immediately above in 4295.

  
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