兒子
'A son,' as in Genesis 5:28, signifies the rise of a new church. 'Son,' as in Genesis 24:3, signifies the Lord’s rationality regarding good. 'A...
閃
'Shem,' as in Genesis 10:21, signifies the ancient church in general.
後
'A hind,' as mentioned in Genesis 49:21, signifies the affection of natural truth.
島
An island,' in an abstract sense, signifies the truth of faith.
迦南
Canaan signifies a worship in things external without internals, which arose out of the internal church corrupted, called Ham. Thus it is that Ham is...
耶和華
The Lord, in the simplest terms, is love itself expressed as wisdom itself. In philosophic terms, love is the Lord's substance and wisdom is His...
英勇
Mighty,' as in Revelation 19:18, signify people who are educated about doctrine derived from the Word. By extension, 'mighty' signifies education or learning derived from...
說
As with many common verbs, the meaning of “to say” in the Bible is highly dependent on context. Who is speaking? Who is hearing? What...
建造
wrought (also entwined or entwisted) is predicated of the natural scientific principle, and in Isaiah 45:13, of divine natural truth.
尼尼微
'Nineveh' signifies the falsities of doctrinal matters, also the Gentiles, or the falsities originating in the fallacies of the senses, in the obscurity of an...
大
The word "great" is used in the Bible to represent a state with a strong degree of love and affection, of the desire for good;...
非利士人
The Philistines play a large role in the Bible as one of the longest-standing and most bitter rivals of the people of Israel, clashing with...
長子
When the Bible talks about generations or birth order, the internal meaning has to do with the progression of spiritual states and their relative importance....
分散
The meaning of "scatter" in the Bible is relatively literal, but it is used in regard to spiritual things, not natural ones. So to "scatter"...
所多瑪
"Sodom" in the Bible represents the love of self and the love of ruling or dominating others springing from the love of self. This is...
一
A company might have executives setting policy and strategy, engineers designing products, line workers building them, managers handling personnel and others handling various functions. They...
兄弟
Brethren (Gen. 27:29) signify the affections of good.
耶拉
'Jerah,' in Genesis 10:27, is a ritual of the church called 'Eber.'
哈多蘭
Hadoram, as mentioned in Genesis 27, signifies a ritual of the church called 'Eber.'
住
Habitation, as mentioned in Genesis 27:39, signifies life. The habitation of holiness signifies the celestial kingdom. The habitation of honorableness signifies the spiritual kingdom, as...
山
'Hills' signify the good of charity.
