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Genesis 33:17

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17 And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built himself a house, and for his cattle he made booths. Therefore the name of the place was called Succoth.

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Arcana Coelestia #4398

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4398. 'Where he had stretched his tent' means holiness. This is clear from the meaning of 'a tent' as holiness, dealt with in 414, 1102, 2145, 2152, 3210.

  
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Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.

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Rameses, land of

  

'The land of Rameses,' as in Genesis 47:11, signifies the inmost of the spiritual principle in the natural mind.

(Referenties: Arcana Coelestia 6104)