Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 3959

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3959. 'Leah conceived again and bore a sixth son to Jacob' means reception and acknowledgement, that is to say, of truth. This is clear from the meaning of 'conceiving' as receiving, and of 'bearing' as acknowledging, dealt with above in 3955, and from the meaning of 'son' as truth, dealt with in 489, 491, 533, 1147, 2623, 3373.


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