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And the sons of Israel stripped themselves of their decoration, by Mount Horeb*.
Look
'Look not back behind thee,' as in Genesis 19:17, means that Lot, who represents the good of charity, should not look to matters of doctrine. 'To look up,' is to look to celestial things. In Genesis 18:22, looking signifies thinking because seeing denotes understanding.
(Referenser: Arcana Coelestia 2245)
