Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 4473

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4473. 'And in the eyes of Shechem, Hamor's son' means in doctrine. This is clear from the representation of 'Shechem' as the truth of the Church among the Ancients which sprang from the good meant by 'Hamor', dealt with in 4454. Here however 'Shechem' means doctrine, for the reason given immediately above in 4472.


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