Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 1479

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1479. That 'it happened, when Abram came into Egypt' means when the Lord started to receive instruction is clear from the representation of 'Abram' in the internal sense as the Lord when a boy, and from the meaning of 'Egypt', as shown above at verse 10 of this chapter, as knowledge comprised of cognitions From this it is evident that 'coming into Egypt' means receiving instruction.


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