giacobbe
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...
pozzo
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...
campo
Un "campo" nella Bibbia di solito rappresenta la chiesa del Signore, e più specificamente il desiderio di bene all'interno della chiesa. È dove le cose...
tre
The Writings talk about many aspects of life using the philosophical terms "end," "cause" and "effect." The "end" is someone’s goal or purpose, the ultimate...
pietra
Stones in the Bible in general represent truths, or things we know concerning the Lord and what He wants from us and for us in...
bocca
In most cases, "mouth" in the Bible represents thought and logic, especially the kind of active, concrete thought that is connected with speech. The reason...
grande
The word "great" is used in the Bible to represent a state with a strong degree of love and affection, of the desire for good;...
posto
'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...
disse
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...
fratelli
Ci sono due modi in cui "fratello" è usato nella Bibbia, modi che si riflettono ancora nel linguaggio moderno. Uno denota una relazione di sangue...
charan
'Haran,' as mentioned in Genesis 11:28, signifies inward idolatrous worship. 'Haran,' as mentioned in Genesis 12:5, signifies an obscure state. 'Haran,' as mentioned in Genesis...
Labano
'Laban' signifies the affection of good in the natural self, or the affection of external good, and properly collateral good of a common stock. The...
figliuolo
'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...
Nahor
'Nahor,' as in Genesis 22:20, signifies the Lord’s church among the Gentiles.
rachele
'Rachel' denotes the affection of interior truth.
figliuola
"Behold I have two daughters,” etc. (Gen. 19:8), signifies the affections of good and truth, and the blessedness perceivable from the enjoyment thereof, by those...
viene
As with common verbs in general, the meaning of “come” in the Bible is highly dependent on context – its meaning is determined largely by...
giorno
"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...
tempo
Time is an aspect of the physical world, but according to Swedenborg is not an aspect of the spiritual world. The same is true of...
bestiame
Animals in the Bible generally refer to spiritual activity, the things we actually do on a spiritual level. "Cattle," as typically used in the Bible,...
padre
Padre nella Parola significa ciò che è più interiore, e nelle cose che seguono l'ordine del Signore, significa ciò che è buono. Nel senso più...
fratello
Ci sono due modi in cui "fratello" è usato nella Bibbia, modi che si riflettono ancora nel linguaggio moderno. Uno denota una relazione di sangue...
madre
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...
gregge
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...
baciò
To kiss' signifies uniting or conjunction from affection. To kiss,' as in c, signifies initiation. 'To kiss' signifies conjunction and acknowledgment.
voce
'Voice' signifies what is announced from the Word. 'Voice' often refers and is applied to things that cannot have a voice, as in Exodus 4,...
rebecca
'Rebecca,' as in Genesis 24, signifies divine truth which would be joined to divine good of the Lord’s rational mind, which is 'Isaac.'
udito
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...
sorella
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...
incontro
In natural language, to "meet" someone can be positive or negative: it can be a welcoming and greeting, or it can be "meeting" them in...
casa
A "house" is essentially a container - for a person, for a family, for several families or even for a large group with shared interests...
ossa
Le ossa sono forti e solidali, forniscono un quadro di riferimento per il nostro corpo e rendono possibili il movimento e l'azione. Sono anche la...
carne
Carne ha diversi significati solo nella sua forma più ovvia. Può significare tutte le creature viventi come quando il Signore parla del diluvio "distruggendo tutta...
mese
'A month' has respect to the state of truth in a person. 'A month' signifies a full state. Month,' as in Genesis 29, signifies the...
due
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...
figliuole
Marriages among people – both in the Bible and in life – represent spiritual marriage. Women represent the desire to be good and to do...
maggiore
The word "great" is used in the Bible to represent a state with a strong degree of love and affection, of the desire for good;...
minore
In general, birth order in the Bible reflects the progression of spiritual states, but the specifics of those states depends greatly on context: who the...
occhi
È comune dire "vedo" quando capiamo qualcosa. E in effetti, "vedere" nella Bibbia rappresenta l'afferrare e comprendere le cose spirituali. Quindi ha senso che gli...
Sette
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,...
uomo
The relationship between men and women is deep and nuanced, and one entire book of the Writings – Conjugial Love or Love in Marriage –...
giorni
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...
moglie
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...
sera
Since the light and warmth of the sun represent the Lord’s wisdom and love, it makes sense that evening, a time when the light and...
serva
'A handmaid' signifies the affection of rational and scientific things. 'A handmaid,' as mentioned in Genesis 30:3, signifies the affirming medium of conjoining inner truths...
mattina
Morning comes with the rising of the sun, and the sun – which gives life to the earth with its warmth and light – represents...
dare
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...
prima
Nella maggior parte dei casi, il significato di "prima" è piuttosto semplice, sia come modo di valutare il tempo relativo, sia nel suo uso che...
servizio
'Service' denotes everything beneath, which is subordinate and obeys, and so, truth being derived from good, and ministering to good.
l’eterno
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...
vedendo
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...
sterile
"Sarai was barren, she had no child" (Gen 11:30), signifies that evil and falsity were not productive.
nome
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...
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....
afflizione
Matthew 24:21 mentions an affliction "such as was not from the beginning of the world, no nor ever shall be". There, the affliction means the...
marito
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...
dato
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...
simeone
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,...
figliuoli
'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...
chiamato
Chiamare qualcuno o convocare qualcuno nella Bibbia rappresenta un desiderio di congiunzione tra gli stati superiori e inferiori della vita. Per esempio, immaginate qualcuno in...
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...
Giuda
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.
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