Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 4034

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4034. Verse 43 And the man became very very prosperous,a and he had many flocks, and servant-girls and slaves, and camels and asses.

'The man became very very prosperous' means multiplication. 'And he had many flocks' means resulting interior goods and truths. 'And servant-girls and slaves' means intermediate goods and truths. 'And camels and asses' means the rather external and the fully external truths of good.

Notes

a lit. spread himself exceedingly exceedingly


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