4716. 'And he came to Shechem' means knowledge of the general aspects of doctrine. This is clear from the meaning of 'Shechem' as the broad outlines - or what amounts to the same, general aspects - of doctrine which are received first, dealt with in 4707.

'The vale of Siddim, which is the salt sea' as in Genesis 14:3, signifies the filthiness of lusts and the falsities derived from them.

In Genesis 14:3, 8, this signifies the unclean things of evil desires. (Arcana Coelestia 1666)

(Препратки: Arcana Coelestia 1666 [1-4])