שרה
'Sarah' denotes truth joined to good. Sarai was called 'Sarah' so she would represent the divine intellectual principle by adding the 'H' from the name...
מאה
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...
חברון
'Hebron' represents the Lord's spiritual church in the land of Canaan. 'Hebron' represents the church as to good.
כנען
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...
אברהם
Abraham (or Abram, as he is named in the beginning of his story) was the ancestor of all the Children of Israel, through his son...
קבר
A grave, as in Psalm 88:5, signifies hell. ‘To come forth out of the grave,’ as in John 5:29, signifies to come forth out of...
איש
The relationship between men and women is deep and nuanced, and one entire book of the Writings – Conjugial Love or Love in Marriage –...
בן
'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...
מלא
'To satiate' relates to the extent of a person's will, for good or evil.
ישב
If you think about sitting, it seems fair to say that where you're sitting is more important than that you're sitting. Sitting in a movie...
בתוך
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...
שער
"Gates" in ancient times had a significance that does not hold in the modern world. Cities then were enclosed by walls for protection; gates in...
לפני
In most cases, the meaning of "before" is pretty straightforward, both as a way of assessing relative time, and in its use meaning "in someone's...
כסף
'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,...
ארץ
'Lands' of different nations are used in the Word to signify the different kinds of love prevalent in the inhabitants.
ארבע
The number "four" in the Bible represents things being linked together or joined. This is partly because four is two times two, and two represents...
שקל
'A shekel' signifies the price or estimation of good and truth, and 'half a shekel' signifies the determination of the quantity thereof.
מאות
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...
עבר
'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...
שדה
A "field" in the Bible usually represents the Lord's church, and more specifically the desire for good within the church. It's where good things start,...
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