Arcana Coelestia (Potts) n. 5548

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5548. And he only is left. That this signifies that it is now in place of the internal, is evident from the fact that, as the internal which is "Joseph" was not present, and Benjamin was the only other child of Joseph's mother, he was now as Joseph. Moreover, both Joseph and Benjamin represent the internal, and the other ten sons of Jacob represent the external (see n. 5469).


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