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...
Söhne
'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...
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...
Ägypten
In der Bibel bedeutet Ägypten Wissen und die Liebe zur Erkenntnis. In einem guten Sinn bedeutet das Wissen über die Wahrheit vom Herrn durch die...
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...
Hause
A "house" is essentially a container - for a person, for a family, for several families or even for a large group with shared interests...
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.
issaschar
Issachar,' in the highest sense, signifies the divine good of truth, and truth of good. In a spiritual sense, he signifies celestial conjugial love, which...
Sebulon
Der Name Zebulon kommt von einem hebräischen Wurzelwort, das "Behausung" oder "Zusammenwohnen" bedeutet. Unter 1 Mose 30:19, 22 und 1 Mose 49:13Zebulon" steht für die...
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...
naphtali
'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...
gad
Gad, in a supreme sense, signifies omnipotence; in a spiritual sense, the good of life, or use; and in a natural sense, works. Gad, in...
Seelen
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...
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...
Brüder
Es gibt zwei Arten, wie "Bruder" in der Bibel verwendet wird, die sich auch im modernen Sprachgebrauch wiederfinden. Die eine bezeichnet eine tatsächliche Blutsverwandtschaft; die...
Kinder
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....
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...
fruchtbar
To be fruitful is predicated of goodnesses, and to be multiplied, of truths.
Land
"Erde" kann in der Bibel eine Person oder eine Gruppe von Gleichgesinnten wie in einer Kirche bedeuten. Aber sie bezieht sich speziell auf das Äußere...
Voll
'To satiate' relates to the extent of a person's will, for good or evil.
König
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...
sprach
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...
uns
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,...
Krieg
Krieg im Wort steht für den Kampf gegen die Versuchung, wenn das Gute von dem Bösen oder Falschen angegriffen wird. Das Böse, das angreift, kommt...
pharao
'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...
Vor
In den meisten Fällen ist die Bedeutung von "vorher" ziemlich einfach, sowohl als eine Art der Beurteilung der relativen Zeit, als auch in der Verwendung...
Ägypter
Egyptians represent those who are in natural science, thus the natural, but the Hebrews, those who are of the church, thus respectively the spiritual. The...
Leben
'Lives' is used in the plural, because of the will and understanding, and because these two lives make one.
Name
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...
sagte
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...
Hebräerinnen
The term 'Hebrew' is used in the Word to signify anything relating to service, whatever its nature may be. Hence Abraham, in one passage only...
Geburt
Gebären oder gezeugt werden ist in seiner Bedeutung der Geburt sehr ähnlich: Es repräsentiert einen geistigen Zustand, der zum nächsten geistigen Zustand führt. "Beget" ist...
Sohn
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....
tochter
Marriages among people – both in the Bible and in life – represent spiritual marriage. Women represent the desire to be good and to do...
gott
Der Herr ist die Liebe selbst, ausgedrückt in der Form der Weisheit selbst. Die Liebe ist also sein Wesen, sein Innerstes. Die Weisheit - das...
Hebamme
'A midwife,' as in Genesis 26, signifies the natural level. Midwives,' as in Exodus 1:15-21, signify receptions of truth in the natural principle.
kommt
As with common verbs in general, the meaning of “come” in the Bible is highly dependent on context – its meaning is determined largely by...
geboren
In einem allgemeinen Sinne stellt das "Geborenwerden" in der Bibel einen spirituellen Zustand dar, der einen anderen hervorbringt, in der Regel eine Form von Liebe...
Häuser
A "house" is essentially a container - for a person, for a family, for several families or even for a large group with shared interests...
Gebot
Ein Befehl ist eine Anweisung, dass etwas getan werden muss, und richtet sich an eine Einzelperson oder an eine Gruppe. Es ist ein Imperativ, keine...
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