Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 4764

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4764. 'And he returned to his brothers' means those teaching [from faith]. This is clear from the representation of 'Joseph's brothers' as adherents to faith separated from charity, and also - because they were shepherds - as those teaching from faith, as above in 4705.


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