Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 5233

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5233. 'And we dreamed a dream in one night' means that which was foreseen in obscurity. This is clear from the meaning of 'a dream' as that which is foreseen, dealt with in 3698, 5091, and from the meaning of 'night' as a state of shade, dealt with in 1712, and so obscurity.


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