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Και ειπεν ο Κυριος προς αυτην, Δυο εθνη ειναι εν τη κοιλια σου· και δυο λαοι θελουσι διαχωρισθη απο των εντοσθιων σου· και ο εις λαος θελει εισθαι δυνατωτερος του αλλου λαου· και ο μεγαλητερος θελει δουλευσει εις τον μικροτερον.
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Arcana Coelestia # 3237
3237. 'And her name was Keturah' means the essence of this Divine Truth. This is clear from the meaning of the word 'name' as the essential nature, and of 'calling by name' as knowing the essential nature, dealt with in 144, 145, 1754, 1896, 2009. Now because one does not speak of the nature of what is Divine but of the Esse of this, 'name' here means the essence, indeed the essence of Divine Truth - Divine Truth being meant here by 'the wife', to whom 'her' refers. For here 'the wife' means Divine Truth, see just above in 3236. From this it is evident what 'Keturah' in general embodies.
