Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 3950

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3950. 'And Leah went out to meet him, and said, You must come [in] to me' means a desire on the part of the affection for external truth to be joined to that good. This becomes clear from the representation of 'Leah' as the affection for external truth, dealt with above. That a desire to be joined to it is meant is evident without explanation.


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