Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 8053

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8053. 'In the month of Abib' means the beginning of a new state. This is clear from the meaning of 'the month' as the end of the previous state and the beginning of the next, thus also a new state, dealt with in 3814. The fact that 'the month of Abib' means the beginning from which all the following states ensue is evident from what is said in verse 2 of the previous chapter about this month,

This month shall be for you the head of months; the first shall it be for you in the months of the year

See 7827, 7828.


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