Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 5685

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5685. 'And saw Benjamin' means a discernment of the intermediary. This is clear from the meaning of 'seeing' as understanding and discerning, dealt with in 2150, 2325, 3764, 3863, 4403-4421, 4567, 4723, 5400; and from the representation of 'Benjamin' as the intermediary, dealt with in 5411, 5413, 5443, 5639.


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