Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 2076

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2076. Verse 18 And Abraham said to God, O that Ishmael might live before You!

'Abraham said to God' means the Lord's perception from love. 'O that Ishmael might live before You!' means that others who are rational from truth should not perish.

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