Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 7853

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7853. 'And unleavened bread' means what has been purified from all falsity. This is clear from the meaning of what is 'unleavened', or has had no yeast added, as what has been purified from falsity, dealt with in 2342. The reason why 'unleavened bread' has this meaning is that 'yeast' means falsity, dealt with in what follows below.


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