Arcana Coelestia (Potts) n. 6173

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6173. And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt. That this signifies that the truth of the natural was in memory-knowledges, is evident from the signification of "living," as being spiritual life (see n. 5890); from the representation of Jacob, as being the truth of the natural (n. 3305, 3509, 3525, 3546, 3599, 3775, 4009, 4234, 4520, 4538); and from the signification of the "land of Egypt," as being the memory-knowledges of the church (as just above, n. 6169).


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