land
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...
eerste
Why would it be insulting for a man to refer to his married partner as his “first wife”? Because it implies there will be a...
dagen
"Day" describes a state in which we are turned toward the Lord, and are receiving light (which is truth) and heat (which is a desire...
abraham
Abraham (of Abram, zoals hij in het begin van zijn verhaal wordt genoemd) is een van de belangrijkste personages in het verhaal van de heilige...
izak
'Isaac' represents spiritual love. 'Isaac,' in Genesis 17:19, signifies the rational divine. 'Isaac' signifies the Lord's divine rational in reference to divine good. Isaac' signifies...
abimelech
Abimelech, his companion Ahusath, and Phicol, the chief captain of his army (Genesis 26:26), represent the doctrinals of faith as grounded in the literal sense...
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...
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...
Gerar
Gerar, as in Genesis 10:19, signifies those things which are revealed concerning faith.
heere
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...
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...
egypte
In de Bijbel betekent Egypte kennis en liefde voor de kennis. In goede zin betekent dat kennis van de waarheid van de Heer door de...
zegenen
De Heer is volmaakte liefde uitgedrukt als volmaakte wijsheid. Hij heeft ons geschapen opdat Hij ons zou kunnen liefhebben, ons eigen liefde en wijsheid zou...
zaad
'A seed' signifies love, and everyone who has love, as in Genesis 12:7. 8:15, 16. 'A seed' signifies faith grounded in charity. 'A seed' signifies...
geven
Like other common verbs, the meaning of "give" in the Bible is affected by context: who is giving what to whom? In general, though, giving...
eed
'To sware' is a binding.
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...
gezworen
The Lord swearing by himself signifies that divine truth testifies, for He is divine truth itself, and this testifies from itself and means itself. It...
sterren
'Stars' signify the knowledge of truth and good. 'Stars' are frequently mentioned in the Word, and always signify goods and truths, but in an opposite...
landen
'Nations' signify people who are in the good of love and charity from the Lord. Two nations in the womb,' as in Genesis 25:23, signify...
gezegend
De Heer is volmaakte liefde uitgedrukt als volmaakte wijsheid. Hij heeft ons geschapen opdat Hij ons zou kunnen liefhebben, ons eigen liefde en wijsheid zou...
aarde
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...
stem
When the Lord speaks through the heaven, it descends into the lower spheres and is heard as thunder. As He speaks through the whole of...
wetten
All laws, even civil and judicial laws, which are in the Word, correspond to the laws of good and truth, which are in heaven.
plaats
'A dry place,' as in Luke 11:24, signifies states of evil and falsity which are in the life of someone who does the work of...
zuster
The Lord calls people who are in truth from the good of charity from Him 'sisters,' as in Matthew 12:50. 'Sister' denotes intellectual truth, when...
vreesde
Angst voor het onbekende en angst voor verandering zijn beide gemeenschappelijke ideeën, en omvatten samen een breed spectrum van de angsten die we in het...
zeggen
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...
doden
'To slay a man to his wounding,' means extinguishing faith, and 'to slay a young man to his hurt,' signifies extinguishing charity, as in Genesis...
Rebekka
'Rebecca,' as in Genesis 24, signifies divine truth which would be joined to divine good of the Lord’s rational mind, which is 'Isaac.'
venster
'Window' signifies truth in the light.
zag
The symbolic meaning of "seeing" is "understanding," which is obvious enough that it has become part of common language (think about it; you might see...
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...
riep
Iemand oproepen of ontbieden vertegenwoordigt in de Bijbel een verlangen naar verbinding tussen hogere en lagere staten van leven. Bijvoorbeeld, stel je iemand voor in...
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,...
een
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...
man
In general, men are driven by intellect and women by affections, and because of this men in the Bible generally represent knowledge and truth and...
aanroert
Imagine having your mother touch your cheek. Then imagine having your spouse or someone you love romantically touch your cheek. Then imagine having a baby...
honderd
It's a landmark for a young child to count to 100; it sort of covers all the "ordinary" numbers. One hundred is obviously significant for...
schapen
It’s pretty easy for most people to read the Bible and get a sense for what “sheep” means without any help. They are simple, peaceful,...
runderen
'A herd,' as mentioned in Genesis 32:7, denotes exterior or natural good, and also not good things.
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...
putten
In Genesis 21, 'wells' signify doctrines, both those disputed and not disputed. Without this significance digging wells and disputing about them would have been too...
gegraven
In general, digging in the Bible means applying your own mind, your own faculties to find or create spiritual things. This is reflected in common...
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...
abrahams
Abraham (of Abram, zoals hij in het begin van zijn verhaal wordt genoemd) is een van de belangrijkste personages in het verhaal van de heilige...
dood
Dead (Gen. 23:8) signifies night, in respect to the goodnesses and truths of faith.
noemde
Iemand oproepen of ontbieden vertegenwoordigt in de Bijbel een verlangen naar verbinding tussen hogere en lagere staten van leven. Bijvoorbeeld, stel je iemand voor in...
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...
dal
Mountains in the Bible represent people's highest points, where we are closest to the Lord - our love of the Lord and the state of...
water
Water was obviously of tremendous importance in Biblical times (and every other time). It is the basis of life, the essential ingredient in all drinks,...
herders
The Writings tell us that shepherds represent those who lead and teach others, using knowledge and true ideas to help people reach the goodness of...
izaks
'Isaac' represents spiritual love. 'Isaac,' in Genesis 17:19, signifies the rational divine. 'Isaac' signifies the Lord's divine rational in reference to divine good. Isaac' signifies...
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...
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.
nacht
The sun in the Bible represents the Lord, with its heat representing His love and its light representing His wisdom. “Daytime,” then, represents a state...
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 -...
altaar
Het eerste altaar dat in het Woord wordt genoemd, is door Noach gebouwd nadat hij uit de ark kwam. Op dat altaar offerde hij schone...
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...
tent
'Tent' is used in the Word to signify the celestial and holy aspects of love, because in ancient time they performed holy worship in their...
zijt
As with common verbs in general, the meaning of “come” in the Bible is highly dependent on context – its meaning is determined largely by...
haat
If you truly hate someone, that means you would kill them and destroy their reputation if you could do so without repercussion – not a...
gezien
The symbolic meaning of "seeing" is "understanding," which is obvious enough that it has become part of common language (think about it; you might see...
kwaad
'To hurt,' as mentioned in Revelation 6:6, signifies violation and profanation. 'To hurt' as mentioned in Revelation 9:4, signifies perverting the truths and goods of...
goed
It seems rather circular to say that “good” in the Bible represents good, but in a general sense it’s true! The case is this: The...
maaltijd
Er worden in de Bijbel twee soorten feesten genoemd. Sommige werden gehouden om specifieke, eenmalige gebeurtenissen te herdenken, zoals het feest dat Abraham hield om...
aten
Als we eten, breekt ons lichaam het voedsel af en haalt er zowel energie als materialen uit voor de opbouw en het herstel van het...
dronken
Voedsel in de Bijbel vertegenwoordigt het verlangen naar het goede, en water en andere dranken vertegenwoordigen het begrip en de ware ideeën die we nodig...
vroeg
Aangezien de zon de Heer voorstelt, vertegenwoordigen de vroege morgen en de zonsopgang een staat van verlichting, waarbij een nieuw en helder inzicht komt na...
dage
"Day" describes a state in which we are turned toward the Lord, and are receiving light (which is truth) and heat (which is a desire...
gevonden
Finding, or being found, can have different meanings in the Word, depending on the context. Here are two examples, From Arcana Coelestia 5756, 'Behold, the...
Seba
'Shebah,' as in Genesis 26:33, signifies the conjunction of confirmed truth.
stad
Cities of the mountain and cities of the plain (Jeremiah 33:13) signify doctrines of charity and faith.
dag
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...
ezau
Esau (Gen. 28:5, etc.) signifies the truth of good in the natural principle. Esau (Gen. 32:3) signifies celestial good in the natural principle.
veertig
'Forty' means completeness because 'four' means what is complete, as does 'ten.' Forty is the product of four and ten. Compound numbers have a meaning...
oud
Swedenborg tells us that space and time in the physical world correspond to states of life in the spiritual world. So when the Bible talks...
vrouw
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...
dochter
Marriages among people – both in the Bible and in life – represent spiritual marriage. Women represent the desire to be good and to do...
hethiet
'A Hittite' in a good sense, signifies the spiritual church, or the truth of the church. The Hittites were among the upright Gentiles who were...
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