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Arcana Coelestia #4291

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4291. In the internal historical sense, by he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said Jacob, is signified that they were the posterity of Jacob with their quality. This is evident from the signification of a “name,” as being quality (see n. 144, 145, 1754, 1896, 2009, 2724, 3006); and from the signification of “Jacob,” as being his posterity (see n. 4281).

  
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Matthew 2:23

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23 and came and lived in a city called Nazareth; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophets: "He will be called a Nazarene."