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...
sem
'Shem,' as in Genesis 10:21, signifies the ancient church in general.
geboren
In algemene zin vertegenwoordigt het "geboren worden" in de Bijbel de ene geestelijke toestand die een andere voortbrengt, meestal een vorm van liefde of genegenheid...
na
Volgens Swedenborg bestaan tijd en ruimte niet in de spirituele werkelijkheid; het zijn puur natuurlijke dingen die alleen op het fysieke vlak bestaan. Dit betekent...
Gomer
‘Gomer’ denotes those who are in outward worship.
magog
'Magog' signifies people in external natural worship.
Madai
'Madai,' as in Isaiah 21:1, signifies the external church, or external worship in which is the internal. See Genesis 10:2, where 'Madai' is called 'the...
togarma
'Togarmah,' as in Ezekiel 27:14, signifies people in internal worship.
eilanden
An island,' in an abstract sense, signifies the truth of faith.
kanaan
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...
Havila
'Havilah,' as mentioned in Genesis 10:28, signifies a ritual of the church called Eber. 'The land of Havilah,' as mentioned in Genesis 2:11, signifies the...
Dedan
Dedan (Gen. 10) signifies the knowledges of celestial things of an inferior order, such as consist in ritual observances. Dedan, in Jer. 49:8 signifies rituals...
gewon
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...
nimrod
'Nimrod,' as in Genesis 10, signifies people who make internal worship external by depending upon external worship alone.
geweldig
'Nimrod,' as in Genesis 10, signifies people who make internal worship external by depending upon external worship alone.
aarde
Land' in the Word, denotes the church, for the things which signify the church also signify the things relating to the church, for these constitute...
heeren
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...
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...
gebouwd
Er zijn echt twee betekenissen voor "bouwen" in de Bijbel. Wanneer iets voor het eerst wordt gebouwd, of gebouwd in de meest typische zin, betekent...
Nineve
'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...
rehoboth
'Rehoboth,' as in Genesis 10:11, signifies false doctrines coming from the illusions of the senses, or ignorance, with a predominating desire for innovation or superiority.
Kalach
Calah (Gen. 10:12) signifies falsity derived from evil lusts.
Resen
'Resen, between Nineveh and Calah,' as in Genesis 10:12, signifies false doctrinal matters of life, originating in the specific falsities signified by 'Nineveh' and 'Calah.'
stad
Cities of the mountain and cities of the plain (Jeremiah 33:13) signify doctrines of charity and faith.
Lehabieten
'Lehabim' signify the rituals of external worship, from a merely scientific perspective.
Naftuchieten
'Naphtuhim' signify external rituals of worship.
de Filistijnen
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...
filistijnen
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...
eerstgeborene
Wanneer de Bijbel spreekt over generaties of geboortevolgorde, heeft de innerlijke betekenis te maken met de progressie van geestelijke staten en hun relatieve belangrijkheid. De...
heth
The daughters of Heth, as mentioned in Genesis 27:46, signify the affections of truth from a ground that is not genuine. Here they are the...
Hivviet
The Hivites' represent those who were in idolatry, but in which there was something of good.
Hamathiet
A 'Hamathite' signifies variety of idolatry.
Gerar
Gerar, as in Genesis 10:19, signifies those things which are revealed concerning faith.
gaza
Azzah, (Gen 10:19), signifies those things which are revealed concerning charity.
Sodom
"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...
vader
Vader in het Woord betekent wat het meest innerlijk is, en in die dingen die de orde van de Heer volgen, betekent het wat goed...
elam
Elam, mentioned in Isaiah 21:1, signifies faith originating in charity, consequently, the internal church. Elam, in Jeremiah 49:34, signifies the falsification of doctrine. In Jeremiah...
Arfachsad
Arphaxad (Genesis 10:24) signifies science.
Lud
'Lud,' as in Genesis 10:22, signifies the knowledge of truth.
aram
'Syria,' as in Ezekiel 27:16, signifies the church regarding knowledges of truth and good.
Hul
'Hul' signifies so many several kinds of knowledges derived from the knowledges of good.
Gether
Gether denotes various knowledges concerning good.
twee
The number "two" has two different meanings in the Bible. In most cases "two" indicates a joining together or unification. This is easy to see...
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...
Peleg
'Peleg,' as in Genesis 10:25, signifies the internal worship of the ancient church called Eber. Peleg,' as in Genesis 11:16, being mentioned as the son...
dagen
The expression 'even to this day' or 'today' sometimes appears in the Word, as in Genesis 19:37-38, 22:14, 26:33, 32:32, 35:20, and 47:26. In a...
broeders
Er zijn twee manieren waarop "broeder" in de Bijbel wordt gebruikt, manieren die nog steeds in het moderne taalgebruik terug te vinden zijn. De ene...
Joktan
Joktan,' as in Genesis 10:25, signifies the external worship in the church called Eber.
Almodad
Almodad (Genesis 10:26) was a ritual of the ancient church amongst the posterity of Eber.
Selef
'Sheleph,' as in Genesis 10:26, is a ritual of the worship of the church called Eber.
Hadoram
Hadoram, as mentioned in Genesis 27, signifies a ritual of the church called 'Eber.'
Dikla
Diklah, mentioned in Genesis 10:27, signifies a ritual of the church called Eber.
Obal
'Obal,' as in Genesis 10:28, signifies a ritual of the church called Eber.
Abimael
Abimael, in Genesis 10:28, represents one of the ritual forms of the church called Eber. See Secrets of Heaven 1245. Abimael was the son of...
ofir
'Ophir,' as in Genesis 10:28, signifies a ritual of the church called 'Eber.' Gold of Ophir,' as in Isaiah 8:13 and Psalm 45, signifies spiritual...
woning
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...
Sefar
'Sephar,' as in Genesis 10:30, signifies good.
noach
'Noah,' as in Genesis 5:29, signifies the ancient church, or the parent of the three churches after the flood.
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