Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 9565

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9565. 'And there shall be a pomegranate under [the first] two branches out of it, and a pomegranate under [the second] two branches out of it, and a pomegranate under [the third] two branches out of it' means factual knowledge of good for every single truth. This is clear from the meaning of 'a pomegranate' as factual knowledge of good, dealt with in 9552; and from the meaning of 'branches' as truths derived from good, dealt with in 9555. The use of the same words three times means every single one, and in the internal sense a complete joining together; for 'three' means completeness, 2788, 4495, 7715, 9198, and 'two' a joining together, 1686, 5194, 8423.


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