Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 1739

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1739. Verse 21 And the king of Sodom said to Abram, Give me the people and take the acquisitions for yourself.a

'The king of Sodom said' means the evil and falsity that had been overcome. 'To Abram' means the Lord's Rational. 'Give me the people and take the acquisitions for yourself'a means that He was to give them life and they would not care about anything else.

Notes

a lit. Give me the soul[s], and keep the acquisition[s] for yourself

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