Jacob
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...
Pays
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...
Canaan
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...
père
Père dans la Parole signifie ce qui est le plus intérieur, et dans les choses qui suivent l'ordre du Seigneur, cela signifie ce qui est...
Joseph
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...
dix-sept
'Seventeen' signifies both the beginning and the end of temptation, because it is made up of the numbers seven and ten. This number, when it...
Sept
The number 'seven' was considered holy, as is well known, because of the six days of creation, and the seventh, which is the celestial self,...
Troupeau
A flock, as in Genesis 26, denotes interior or rational good. A flock signifies those who are in spiritual good. A flock signifies natural interior...
Frères
Il y a deux façons d'utiliser le mot "frère" dans la Bible, des façons qui se reflètent encore dans le langage moderne. L'un désigne une...
enfant
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....
des fils
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....
Fils
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....
femmes
The word "woman" is used a number of different ways in the Bible – as a simple description, as someone connected to a man ("his...
Israël
'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...
tunique
A coat, as in Matthew 10:10, signifies interior natural truth, or truth of the natural principle. The Lord's coat without seam, woven from above throughout...
l'aimait
To some degree, there really is no spiritual meaning to the word “love” in the Bible. Why? Because if you truly love another, that is...
haine
If you truly hate someone, that means you would kill them and destroy their reputation if you could do so without repercussion – not a...
parler
Like "say," the word "speak" refers to thoughts and feelings moving from our more internal spiritual levels to our more external ones – and ultimately...
songe
A dream, as in Genesis 20:3,signifies being somewhat obscure.
dit
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...
Milieu
The "midst" of something in the Bible represents the thing that is most central and most important to the spiritual state being described, the motivation...
des champs
Un "champ" dans la Bible représente généralement l'église du Seigneur, et plus précisément le désir de bien au sein de l'église. C'est là que les...
champs
Un "champ" dans la Bible représente généralement l'église du Seigneur, et plus précisément le désir de bien au sein de l'église. C'est là que les...
l'entourèrent
To encompass, as in Genesis 19:4, signifies to be contrary, or to attack and assault with a hostile intention.
entourèrent
To encompass, as in Genesis 19:4, signifies to be contrary, or to attack and assault with a hostile intention.
nous
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,...
songes
A dream, as in Genesis 20:3,signifies being somewhat obscure.
un
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...
Soleil
The 'sun' signifies celestial and spiritual love. The 'sun' in the Word, when referring to the Lord, signifies His divine love and wisdom. Because the...
Lune
'The moon' signifies the Lord in reference to faith, and thus faith in the Lord. 'The moon' signifies spiritual good or truth. 'The moon' signifies...
étoiles
'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...
prosternaient
To bow, as in Genesis 18:2 signifies to humble.
mère
In general, mothers in the Bible represent the Lord's church on earth, or the church among those who know and follow the Lord. In some...
prosterner
To adore, in the Word, signifies to acknowledge and believe.
Terre
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...
Sichem
In Genesis 12:6, 'Abram’s passing through the land unto the place Shechem' signifies a new state of the Lord when the celestial aspects of love...
envoyer
'To send' signifies revealing.
vallée
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...
d'hébron
'Hebron' represents the Lord's spiritual church in the land of Canaan. 'Hebron' represents the church as to good.
Hébron
'Hebron' represents the Lord's spiritual church in the land of Canaan. 'Hebron' represents the church as to good.
homme
The relationship between men and women is deep and nuanced, and one entire book of the Writings – Conjugial Love or Love in Marriage –...
l'homme
The relationship between men and women is deep and nuanced, and one entire book of the Writings – Conjugial Love or Love in Marriage –...
dire
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...
Dothan
Dothan (2 Kings 6:13) signifies the doctrinals of good and truth from the Word. Dothan (Gen. 37:17) signifies special or particular principles of doctrine.
après
La signification fondamentale du mot "suivre" dans la Bible est assez évidente si l'on considère ce que signifie "suivre le Seigneur". Cela ne signifie évidemment...
Près
'Near,' in the Word, signifies presence and conjunction. 'To be near' signifies being on internal levels. Near,' as in Genesis 19:20, signifies truth bordering upon...
mourir
Dead (Gen. 23:8) signifies night, in respect to the goodnesses and truths of faith.
Citernes
Broken cisterns (Jer. 2:13) signify false doctrines.
dévoré
Lorsque nous mangeons, notre corps décompose la nourriture et en tire à la fois de l'énergie et des matériaux pour construire et réparer le corps....
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....
entendit
Thanks to modern science, we now understand that hearing actually happens in the brain, not the ears. The ears collect vibrations in the air and...
mains
Scientists believe that one of the most crucial developments in the evolution of humans was bipedalism – walking on two legs. That left our hands...
sang
La signification interne du terme "sang" est un peu délicate, car Swedenborg donne deux significations qui semblent très différentes. Dans la plupart des cas, Swedenborg...
citerne
Broken cisterns (Jer. 2:13) signify false doctrines.
désert
'Wilderness' signifies something with little life in it, as described in the internal sense in Luke 1:80 'Wilderness' signifies somewhere there is no good because...
main
Scientists believe that one of the most crucial developments in the evolution of humans was bipedalism – walking on two legs. That left our hands...
manger
Lorsque nous mangeons, notre corps décompose la nourriture et en tire à la fois de l'énergie et des matériaux pour construire et réparer le corps....
levé
The idea of "lifting" is used in a number of different ways in the Bible. In general, it means connecting with a higher spiritual state...
yeux
Il est courant de dire "je vois" quand on comprend quelque chose. Et en effet, dans la Bible, "voir" signifie saisir et comprendre les choses...
d'ismaélites
'Ishmaelites' represent people who are in simple good of life, and thence in natural truth regarding doctrine.
Ismaélites
'Ishmaelites' represent people who are in simple good of life, and thence in natural truth regarding doctrine.
venant
Coming (Gen. 41:14) denotes communication by influx.
chameaux
A camel (Matt. 22:24) signifies scientific knowledge. Camels are confirming scientifics, and cattle are the knowledges of good and truth (Jer. 49:32.)
baume
Balm signifies the truth of exterior natural good, and its pleasantness.
Egypte
Dans la Bible, l'Égypte signifie la connaissance et l'amour de la connaissance. Dans un bon sens, cela signifie la connaissance de la vérité du Seigneur...
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.
Frère
Il y a deux façons d'utiliser le mot "frère" dans la Bible, des façons qui se reflètent encore dans le langage moderne. L'un désigne une...
tuer
'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...
venez
'To sell,' as in Genesis 41:56, means transferring to another as their own, because what is sold becomes the property of the one who buys...
chair
La chair a plusieurs significations, juste dans sa forme la plus évidente. Elle peut signifier toutes les créatures vivantes, comme lorsque le Seigneur parle du...
Passage
'To pass,' as in Genesis 31:52, signifies flowing in. 'To pass the night,' as in Genesis 24:54, signifies having peace. 'To pass through,' as in...
vingt
'Twenty,' when referring to a quantity, signifies everything, or fullness, because it is ten twice. In Genesis 18:31, 'twenty', like all numbers occurring in the...
sicles
'Money' relates to truth.
Argent
'Silver,' in the internal sense of the Word, signifies truth, but also falsity. 'Silver' means the truth of faith, or the truth acquired from selfhood,...
Vêtements
Soft raiment,' as in Matthew 11:9, represents the internal sense of the Word.
l'enfant
A boy (Gen. 18:7) signifies the natural man, and consequently, him who ministers and administers. Boy (Gen. 22:3) signifies the Lord's former rational principle merely...
Sac
'A sack' in Genesis 42:25, means a receptacle, and here 'a receptacle' on the natural level, because it is a story about the truths and...
Reins
'Loins' in general, signify love, and when referring to the Lord, divine love. 'Loins' signify the interiors of conjugial love. Loins,' as in Isaiah 11:5,...
deuil
In a general sense, mourning in the Bible represents a state of grief over the lack of desires for good and true ideas about life....
filles
Marriages among people – both in the Bible and in life – represent spiritual marriage. Women represent the desire to be good and to do...
consolation
When the Bible talks about someone being comforted or consoled, it generally means that they are being offered ideas that will help bring them to...
descendrai
"Down" is used many different ways in natural language, and its spiritual meaning in the Bible is highly dependent on context. Phrases like "bowing down,"...
séjour
'Hell,' as mentioned in Jonah 2:3, signifies the earth below.
morts
'Hell,' as mentioned in Jonah 2:3, signifies the earth below.
Officier
'Officer' denotes doctrines or principles of interpretation.
Pharaon
'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...
chef
Captains and Rulers (Jer. 51:23) signifies principal evils and falsities. Captains and Rulers (Ezek 33:6) signifies principal truths. See Chief Captains.
gardes
‘To guard,’ when used as in Genesis 41:35, denotes ‘to store up.’ ‘Guards,’ as in Genesis 37:36, signify things that minister.
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