Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 1945

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1945. 'You will bear a son' means the truth of this rational man, meant by Ishmael. This is clear from the meaning of 'a son' as truth, dealt with already in 264, 489, 491, 533, 1147. This truth is described in the next verse.


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