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The waters made him great, the deep set him up on high; its streams ran round about his plantation, and it sent out its rivulets unto all the trees of the field.
Ezekiel 31:4
Uncircumcised
In Genesis 17:14; 34:14, this signifies one who is in self-love, which is the vilest of all loves because destructive of society. (Arcana Coelestia 2957)
'The uncircumcised,' as in Ezekiel 31:18, signifies people lacking the good of charity.
(Referenser: Apocalypse Revealed 90)
Arcana Coelestia #2957
2957. 'Ephron answered Abraham, saying to him' means a state of receptivity. This is clear from the meaning of 'answering', when assent is being given, as receptivity, dealt with above in 2941. The fact that it is a state of receptivity which is meant here by answering and saying is evident from what follows.
