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και εξαρας ιακωβ τους ποδας επορευθη εις γην ανατολων προς λαβαν τον υιον βαθουηλ του συρου αδελφον δε ρεβεκκας μητρος ιακωβ και ησαυ
Genesis 29:1
Arcana Coelestia # 3799
3799. 'And watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother' means instruction. This is clear from the meaning of 'watering the flock' as instruction, dealt with in 3772. The reason why here Laban for the third time is called 'his mother's brother' is to point out the flock's origin and Rachel's origin, that is, the origin of doctrine and of the affection for interior truth.
