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Treasures on the back of camels

  

'Treasures on the backs of camels,' as in Isaiah 30:6, 7, signifies knowledges pertaining to the natural principle.

(References: Arcana Coelestia 3048)

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Arcana Coelestia #6918

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6918. And garments. That this signifies lower memory-knowledges corresponding thereto, is evident from the signification of “garments,” as being lower memory-knowledges (see n. 2576, 5248). “Garments” have this signification because they clothe interior things.

  
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