chamou
To call someone or summon someone in the Bible represents a desire for conjunction between higher and lower states of life. For instance, imagine someone...
jacó
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...
ordenou
To command is to give an order that something must be done, and is directed to an individual, or a group. It is an imperative,...
mulher
The word "woman" is used a number of different ways in the Bible – as a simple description, as someone connected to a man ("his...
filhas
"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...
canaã
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...
Padã
'Padan Aram,' as in Genesis 28:2, signifies the exterior knowledges of good and truth.
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...
pai
Father in the Word means what is most interior, and in those things that are following the Lord's order, it means what is good. In...
mãe
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...
Labão
'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...
irmão
There are two ways "brother" is used in the Bible, ways that are still reflected in modern language. One denotes an actual blood relationship; the...
todo-poderoso
'Shaddai,' as in Genesis 43:14, signifies temptation, and consolation after temptation. This is because the ancients called the one and only God by various names...
Poderoso
'Might' denotes the forces or power of truth.
abraão
Abraão (ou Abrão, como é chamado no início da sua história) é um dos personagens principais da história da Sagrada Escritura. Ele foi o ancestral...
Terra
"Terra" na Bíblia pode significar uma pessoa ou um grupo de pessoas que pensam da mesma maneira como numa igreja. Mas refere-se especificamente ao exterior...
Deus
O Senhor é o próprio amor, expresso na forma da própria sabedoria. O amor, então, é a sua essência, o seu íntimo. A sabedoria -...
filho
'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...
esaú
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.
vendo
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...
olhos
It’s common to say “I see” when we understand something. And indeed, “seeing” in the Bible represents grasping and understanding spiritual things. So it makes...
ismael
'Ishmael' represents the first rationality pertaining to the Lord. 'Ishmael' signifies rationality separate from good. 'Ishmael' signifies the Lord's merely human rational. Ishmael, in Genesis...
mulheres
The word "woman" is used a number of different ways in the Bible – as a simple description, as someone connected to a man ("his...
filha
Marriages among people – both in the Bible and in life – represent spiritual marriage. Women represent the desire to be good and to do...
irmã
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...
Nebaiote
'Nebaioth,' as in Genesis 28, denotes good of the spiritual church.
Harã
'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...
sol
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...
pedras
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...
Escada
A ladder' signifies the communication of truth which is in the lowest place with truth which is in the highest.
céu
Céus são coisas celestiais e espirituais. Consequentemente, eles são coisas íntimas, tanto do reino do Senhor no céu quanto na terra. Isto também se refere...
senhor
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...
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...
para o norte
'North' signifies people who are in obscurity regarding truth. North,' in Isaiah 14:31, signifies hell. The North,' as in Jeremiah 3:12, signifies people who are...
Norte
'North' signifies people who are in obscurity regarding truth. North,' in Isaiah 14:31, signifies hell. The North,' as in Jeremiah 3:12, signifies people who are...
sul
'South' denotes truth in light.
famílias
Families (Gen 8:19) signify goodnesses and truths arranged in man by the Lord, according to order. Families have respect to truths. (Nahum 3:4)
sono
In a general sense, sleeping in the Bible represents a state of obscurity about spiritual matters, a state in which you are not recognizing things...
sabia
Like so many common verbs, the meaning of "know" in the Bible is varied and dependent on context. And in some cases – when it...
Porta
"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...
céus
Céus são coisas celestiais e espirituais. Consequentemente, eles são coisas íntimas, tanto do reino do Senhor no céu quanto na terra. Isto também se refere...
levantou-se
It is common in the Bible for people to "rise up," and it would be easy to pass over the phrase as simply describing a...
manhã
Morning comes with the rising of the sun, and the sun – which gives life to the earth with its warmth and light – represents...
cedo
Since the sun represents the Lord, the early morning and sunrise represent a state of enlightenment, with a new and clear understanding coming after a...
pedra
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...
cabeça
The head is the part of us that is highest, which means in a representative sense that it is what is closest to the Lord....
azeite
Oil – typically olive oil – was an extremely important product in Biblical times, for food preparation, medicinal ointment and for burning in lamps. As...
betel
Quando Jacó teve seu famoso sonho, de uma escadaria que levava ao céu, ele chamou o lugar de "Betel", que é hebraico para "a casa...
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...
cidade
In the ancient world cities were very nearly nations unto themselves – they existed within walls, with their own laws and customs, generally centered on...
Luz
'Luz,' as in Genesis 28, signifies a state wherein truth and good are together in the ultimate principle of order.
pão
The word “bread” is used two ways in the Bible. In some cases it means actual bread; in others it stands for food in general....
comer
When we eat, our bodies break down the food and get from it both energy and materials for building and repairing the body. The process...
vestes
It is said, in Deuteronomy 22:11, "Thou shalt not wear a garment of diverse sorts; as of woolen and linen together…”. This means that the...
