So some have noted, one scholar in particular has noted that The struggle with the angel is the final purging of the unsavory qualities of character that marked Jacob's past career.

一些人也意识到，特别是一位学者发现,与天使的斗争是最终净化,净化雅各布过去生涯中不体面的品质。

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It is the blood as life that effects expiation, purging and atonement.

这血有如生命，可以在赎罪、净化和补偿时起作用。

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