Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 5942

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5942. 'And I will give you the good of the land of Egypt' means the possession of factual knowledge. This is clear from the meaning of 'the land of Egypt' as factual knowledge, dealt with in 1164, 1165, 1186, 1462, 4749, 4964, 4966, 5700; and from the meaning of 'giving the good of that land' as possession, for in giving the possession of a thing one gives the good of it, and in giving the good one gives the possession.


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