Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 1962

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1962. Verse 16 And Abram was a son of eighty-six years when Hagar bore Ishmael for Abram.

'Abram was a son of eighty-six years' means the Lord's state as regards celestial goods acquired through conflicts brought about by temptations. 'When Hagar bore Ishmael for Abram' means when the life belonging to the affection for knowledge gave birth to the rational.


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