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και εγενετο μετα τα ρηματα ταυτα ο θεος επειραζεν τον αβρααμ και ειπεν προς αυτον αβρααμ αβρααμ ο δε ειπεν ιδου εγω
Genesis 22:1
Arcana Coelestia #2766
2766. THE INTERNAL SENSE
Verse 1 And so it was after these events, that God tempted Abraham, and said to him, Abraham. And he said, Here I am.
'So it was after these events' means after these things had taken place. 'That God tempted Abraham' means the Lord's severest and inmost temptations. 'And said to him, Abraham' means the Lord's perception from Divine Truth. 'And he said, Here I am' means thought and reflection.
