Arcana Coelestia#2042
2042. 'And it will be a sign of the covenant between Me and you' means that which is a representative and a meaningful sign of purity. This is clear from what has been shown just above in 2039, to the effect that circumcision was no more than a representative of purification from filthy loves. And because it was merely an external religious ceremony that represented and meant what was internal it was not the covenant but a sign of the covenant.
Genesis第17章:12
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He who is eight days old will be circumcised among you, every male throughout your generations, he who is born in the house, or bought with money from any foreigner who is not of your seed.
