Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 4142

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4142. 'And the God of your father spoke to me last night' means that the Divine did not allow it. This becomes clear without explanation, for he was forbidden in a dream to speak to Jacob 'either good or evil', as also in the words that follow here.


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