Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 1349

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1349. Verse 20 And Reu lived thirty-two years, and he begot Serug. 'Reu lived thirty-two years' means the beginning of the sixth state, 'Reu' having the same meaning here as previously. 'And he begot Serug' means a derivative from it, 'Serug' being a nation so named from him as its forefather which means worship confined to externals


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