Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 4885

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4885. 'And Judah sent the kid of the she-goats' means a conjugial pledge. This is clear from the meaning of 'the kid of the she-goats' as a pledge of conjugial love or a pledge assuring a joining together, dealt with above in 4871.


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