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1 Mose 46:12

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12 Die Kinder Judas: Ger, Onan, Sela, Perez und Serah. Aber Ger und Onan waren gestorben im Lande Kanaan. Die Kinder aber Perez: Hezron und Hamul.

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Eyes

  
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It's common to say “I see” when we understand something. And indeed, “seeing” in the Bible represents grasping and understanding spiritual things. So it makes sense that the eyes, which allow us to see, represent the intellect, which allows us to understand spiritual things. This can also be used in the negative, of course; the Bible speaks of people having eyes and refusing to see, and the Lord when He was in the world advised plucking out an offending eye. These represent a refusal to acknowledge truth, or being misled by falsity.