namen
It's easy to see that names are important in the Bible. Jehovah changed Abram and Sarai to Abraham and Sarah, changed Jacob to Israel and...
zonen
'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...
israel
'Israel,' in Jeremiah 23:8, signifies the spiritual natural church. The children of Israel dispersed all the literal sense of the Word by falsities. 'The children...
egypte
In the Bible, Egypt means knowledge and the love of knowledge. In a good sense that means knowledge of truth from the Lord through the...
jakob
Jacob is told twice that his name will now be Israel. The first time is when he wrestles with an angel on his journey to...
huis
A "house" is essentially a container - for a person, for a family, for several families or even for a large group with shared interests...
ruben
'Reuben,' in the highest sense, signifies omniscience. In a spiritual sense, he signifies wisdom, intelligence, science, and faith. In a natural sense, he signifies sight....
simeon
In Revelation 7, 'Simeon', in the highest sense, signifies providence, in a spiritual sense, love towards our neighbor, or charity, and in a natural sense,...
Levi
'Levi' signifies truth in practice, which is the good of life. 'Levi,' in the highest sense, signifies love and mercy, in a spiritual sense, he...
juda
City of Judah,' as in Isaiah 40:9, signifies the doctrine of love towards the Lord and love towards our neighbor in its whole extent.
Zebulon
Zebulon's name comes from a Hebrew root meaning habitation, or "dwelling together". In Genesis 30:19, 22 and Genesis 49:13, 'Zebulon' signifies the way that good...
benjamin
Also, Benjamin signifies the Word in its ultimate sense (Deut. 33:12)
Dan
The tribe of Dan (Jer. 8:16) signifies truth in its own ultimate degree of order, here truth in the church, which is contained in the...
nafthali
'Naphtali' in a supreme sense, signifies the proper power of the Lord’s divine human. In a spiritual sense, he signifies temptation and victory and a...
zielen
The nature of the soul is a deep and complicated topic, but it can be summarized as "spiritual life," who we are in terms of...
jakobs
Jacob is told twice that his name will now be Israel. The first time is when he wrestles with an angel on his journey to...
jozef
Joseph, Jacob’s eleventh son, is one of the favorite characters in the Bible, with his troubles, his triumphs over them, and his constant trust in...
broeders
Brethren (Gen. 27:29) signify the affections of good.
geslacht
To “generate” something is to create it, and that idea underpins the meaning of a “generation” of people – it is a group that was...
kinderen
A child is a young boy or girl in the care of parents, older than a suckling or an infant, but not yet an adolescent....
israels
'Israel,' in Jeremiah 23:8, signifies the spiritual natural church. The children of Israel dispersed all the literal sense of the Word by falsities. 'The children...
vruchtbaar
To be fruitful is predicated of goodnesses, and to be multiplied, of truths.
overvloedig
'Sufficiency' relates to the reception of good, because good is the spiritual nourishment of the soul, as natural food is the nourishment of the body.
land
Generally in the Bible a "country" means a political subdivision ruled by a king, or sometimes a tribe with a territory ruled by a king...
koning
The human mind is composed of two parts, a will and an understanding, a seat of loves and affections, and a seat of wisdom and...
zeide
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...
veel
Intellectual things – ideas, knowledge, facts, even insight and understanding – are more separate and free-standing than emotional things, and it’s easier to imagine numbering...
ons
Angels do give us guidance, but they are mere helpers; the Lord alone governs us, through angels and spirits. Since angels have their assisting role,...
farao
'Pharaoh' signifies scientific ideas, or the natural principle in general. 'Pharaoh' signifies false ideas infesting the truth of the church. Pharaoh,' in Genesis 40, represents...
dienen
Generally speaking, those who are at lower levels of an organization serve those at higher levels. Bosses boss and their employees serve; coaches devise strategy...
leven
'Lives' is used in the plural, because of the will and understanding, and because these two lives make one.
veld
When we have a desire to be good people and to do good things, the natural first questions are "What does that mean?" "What should...
sprak
Like "say," the word "speak" refers to thoughts and feelings moving from our more internal spiritual levels to our more external ones – and ultimately...
naam
It's easy to see that names are important in the Bible. Jehovah changed Abram and Sarai to Abraham and Sarah, changed Jacob to Israel and...
ziet
To look,' as in Genesis 18:22, signifies thinking, because seeing denotes understanding. Look not back behind thee,' as in Genesis 19:17, means that Lot, who...
zoon
A child is a young boy or girl in the care of parents, older than a suckling or an infant, but not yet an adolescent....
dochter
"Behold I have two daughters,” etc. (Gen. 19:8), signifies the affections of good and truth, and the blessedness perceivable from the enjoyment thereof, by those...
god
De Heer is de liefde zelf, uitgedrukt in de vorm van de wijsheid zelf. Liefde is dan ook zijn essentie, zijn in wezen. Wijsheid -...
riep
'To proclaim' signifies exploration from influx of the Lord.
vrouwen
The Hebrew of the Old Testament has six different common words which are generally translated as "wife," which largely overlap but have different nuances. Swedenborg...
komt
As with common verbs in general, the meaning of “come” in the Bible is highly dependent on context – its meaning is determined largely by...
werd
Het is een soort van verwekken of verwekken: Het vertegenwoordigt de ene spirituele staat die leidt tot de volgende spirituele staat. "Beget is echter over...
huizen
A "house" is essentially a container - for a person, for a family, for several families or even for a large group with shared interests...
dochteren
Marriages among people – both in the Bible and in life – represent spiritual marriage. Women represent the desire to be good and to do...
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