Cielos
El "aire" en la Biblia representa el pensamiento, pero de una manera muy general - más como nuestra capacidad de percibir ideas y la forma...
la tierra
"Tierra" en la Biblia puede significar una persona o un grupo de personas con ideas afines como en una iglesia. Pero se refiere específicamente a...
Tierra
¿Hay alguna diferencia de significado entre "tierra" y "suelo"? En principio no lo parece; ambos se refieren al suelo que compone la masa terrestre del...
boca
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...
Lluvia
'Rain,' in a positive sense, denotes blessing, but in the opposite sense, damnation Rain,' as in Genesis 2:5-6, Exodus 34:25-27, and Hosea 6:3, signifies the...
Rocío
Dew, in Deut. 32:2 signifies the multiplication of truth from good, and the fructification of good by truth.
Hierba
Every herb in the Word signifies some species of scientifics. 'Herb bearing seed,' as mentioned in Genesis 1:29, signifies every truth which regards use. 'Green...
nombre
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...
del señor
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...
señor
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...
Dios
El Señor es el amor mismo, expresado en la forma de la sabiduría misma. El amor, entonces, es su esencia, su interior. La sabiduría -...
justo
The word "righteous" has taken on a bit of negative shading in modern language. That may be because we hear it most often as part...
hijos
'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...
generación
Generar" algo es crearlo, y esa idea sustenta el significado de una "generación" de personas: es un grupo que fue creado conjuntamente, más o menos...
padre
Padre en la Palabra significa lo más interior, y en las cosas que siguen el orden del Señor, significa lo que es bueno. En el...
antiguos
Los ancianos se mencionan en la Biblia principalmente de dos maneras: Primero los ancianos de Israel: y segundo los 24 ancianos sentados alrededor del trono...
gentiles
'The time of the heathen,' as mentioned in Ezekiel 30:3, signifies the heathen, or wickedness.
de 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...
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...
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...
Desierto
'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...
alrededor
To encompass, as in Genesis 19:4, signifies to be contrary, or to attack and assault with a hostile intention.
ojo
Es común decir "veo" cuando entendemos algo. Y, efectivamente, "ver" en la Biblia representa captar y comprender las cosas espirituales. Así que tiene sentido que...
Águila
Eagle wings, referred to in Daniel 7:3, signify rational principles grounded in man's proprium.
despierta
'Awake' denotes a clear state.
alas
'Wings' signify spiritual truths. 'Wings,' when related to the Lord, signify the divine spiritual. In the opposite sense, 'wings' relate to falsities and rationalizations from...
comió
Cuando comemos, nuestro cuerpo descompone los alimentos y obtiene de ellos tanto energía como materiales para construir y reparar el cuerpo. El proceso es muy...
campo
Un "campo" en la Biblia suele representar la iglesia del Señor, y más concretamente el deseo de hacer el bien dentro de la iglesia. Es...
Miel
'Honey' signifies the delight derived from good and truth or from the affection thereof, and specifically the external delight. Thus it signifies the delight of...
aceite
Oil – typically olive oil – was an extremely important product in Biblical times, for food preparation, medicinal ointment and for burning in lamps. As...
pedernal
Stones in general represent true ideas. Flint is a kind of stone that can be chipped to form extremely sharp edges. To keep the metaphor...
manteca
Butter (Isa. 7:14, 16) signifies the Lord's celestial principle, and honey that is derived from thence. Butter of the herd (Deut. 32:13) signifies the celestial...
Vacas
'A herd,' as mentioned in Genesis 32:7, denotes exterior or natural good, and also not good things.
Leche
Water represents true ideas about day-to-day life, and other drinks and liquids in general represent different forms of truth. Milk is a drink that contains...
Riñones
'Kidneys,' as in Exodus 29:13, signify interior truths, or truths exploring, purifying, and correcting.
trigo
As the finest of the grains, wheat fittingly represents the finest of spiritual food, what Swedenborg calls "the good of love and charity" – which...
sangre
El significado interno de "sangre" es un poco complicado, porque Swedenborg da dos significados que parecen bastante diferentes. En la mayoría de los casos, Swedenborg...
salud
'Salvation, to the Lord our God,' as in Revelation 19:1, signifies an acknowledgment and confession that salvation is from the Lord.
Dioses
El Señor se llama "Jehová" en la Biblia cuando el texto se refiere a su esencia, que es el amor mismo. Se le llama "Dios"...
Padres
Padre en la Palabra significa lo más interior, y en las cosas que siguen el orden del Señor, significa lo que es bueno. En el...
olvidado
To forget, in the internal sense, signifies nothing else but removal and apparent privation.
Hijas
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....
dijo
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...
fuego
El fuego, en el sentido espiritual, puede significar tanto el amor como el odio dependiendo del contexto, al igual que el fuego natural puede ser...
Infierno
'Hell,' as mentioned in Jonah 2:3, signifies the earth below.
montes
'Hills' signify the good of charity.
saetas
In the Word, arrows stand for truths which defend person from falsity. In Arcana Coelestia 2709, it says this when discussing Genesis 21:20: "And he...
diente
'Tooth,' as in Exodus 21:24, denotes the exterior understanding, and natural truth.
Veneno
'Poison' denotes deceit or hypocrisy in the spiritual sense.
espada
A 'sword,' in the Word, signifies the truth of faith combating and the vastation of truth. In an opposite sense, it signifies falsity combating and...
hombre
The relationship between men and women is deep and nuanced, and one entire book of the Writings – Conjugial Love or Love in Marriage –...
del enemigo
Un enemigo en la Biblia se refiere a las personas que están en el amor del mal y el pensamiento falso que surge del mal....
enemigo
Un enemigo en la Biblia se refiere a las personas que están en el amor del mal y el pensamiento falso que surge del mal....
adversarios
Foes, or adversaries, denote the falsities of evil. Foes, or adversaries, when predicate of the Lord, signifies to avert falsities derived from evil.
mano
Scientists believe that one of the most crucial developments in the evolution of humans was bipedalism – walking on two legs. That left our hands...
Nación
'A nation,' as in Genesis 21:18, signifies the spiritual church which should receive the good of faith. Nation from afar,' as in Jeremiah 5:17, signifies...
Perseguir
'To pursue,' as in Genesis 14:16, signifies a state of purification, because 'to pursue enemies' is the expulsion of evils and falsities which were with...
uno
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...
mil
As children, most of us at some point frustrated our mothers into using the phrase “if I've told you once, I've told you a thousand...
dos
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...
Huir
To flee signifies to escape, and be rescued. To flee signifies to be overcome.
vendido
'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...
Enemigos
Un enemigo en la Biblia se refiere a las personas que están en el amor del mal y el pensamiento falso que surge del mal....
Sodoma
"Sodom" in the Bible represents the love of self and the love of ruling or dominating others springing from the love of self. This is...
racimos
A cluster denotes live truth of spiritual good, and grapes, the good of celestial truth. (Gen. 40:10.)
vino
Wine played a key role in the ancient world, where safe, reliable water sources were scarce. It could be stored for long periods of time;...
tesoros
'Treasuries' denote knowledges of good and truth, and, in the opposite sense, evil and falsity.
Pie
Nuestros pies son las partes más bajas de nuestro cuerpo, ¡y son muy útiles! En la Biblia, los pies representan la parte más baja y...
Día
"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...
siervos
“Servant” literally means “a person who serves another,"" and its meaning is similar in reference to the spiritual meaninngs of the Bible. Our lives in...
sebo
'Fat things full of marrow,' signify goods.
morir
Dead (Gen. 23:8) signifies night, in respect to the goodnesses and truths of faith.
los cielos
"Heaven" and "heavens" are used many times in the Bible, with a couple of variations of meaning. Sometimes it is relatively literal, including times when...
vivo
'Lives' is used in the plural, because of the will and understanding, and because these two lives make one.
Siempre
En muchos casos, el uso de "eternidad" en la Biblia es bastante literal, simplemente significa para siempre. Esto es especialmente cierto cuando el texto se...
Juicio
Judgement' pertains to the Lord's divine human and holy proceeding. Judgment' has two sides, a principle of good, and a principle of truth. The faithful...
Cuchillo
A 'sword,' in the Word, signifies the truth of faith combating and the vastation of truth. In an opposite sense, it signifies falsity combating and...
Carne
Carne tiene varios significados sólo en su forma más obvia. Puede significar todas las criaturas vivientes como cuando el Señor habla del diluvio "destruyendo toda...
Venganza
'To be avenged seventy and seven fold' denotes damnation.
Moisés
Moses's name appears 814 times in the Bible (KJV), third-most of any one character (Jesus at 961 actually trails David at 991). He himself wrote...
palabras
'Word,' as in Psalms 119:6-17, stands for doctrine in general. 'The Word,' as in Psalms 147:18, signifies divine good united with divine truth. 'Word,' as...
Hijo
'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...
hoy
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...
vida
'Lives' is used in the plural, because of the will and understanding, and because these two lives make one.
Jordán
El río Jordán separa la tierra de Canaán de las tierras del este. Esta separación representa la división de la mente humana en una parte...
habló
Like "say," the word "speak" refers to thoughts and feelings moving from our more internal spiritual levels to our more external ones – and ultimately...
monte
'Hills' signify the good of charity.
Moab
'Moab,' in a positive sense, signifies people who are in natural good, and allow themselves to be easily seduced, but in an opposite sense, it...
Jericó
Jericho' signifies instruction and also the good of life because no one can be instructed in the truths of doctrine but he who is in...
Mira
To look,' as in Genesis 18:22, signifies thinking, because seeing denotes understanding. Look not back behind thee,' as in Genesis 19:17, means that Lot, who...
Canaán
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...
muere
Dead (Gen. 23:8) signifies night, in respect to the goodnesses and truths of faith.
reunido
To gather, as in Genesis 6:21, refers to those things which are in the memory of man, where they are gathered. It also implies that...
murió
Dead (Gen. 23:8) signifies night, in respect to the goodnesses and truths of faith.
Aarón
Aarón era el hermano de Moisés. Él simboliza dos cosas, una durante la primera parte del éxodo, cuando era el portavoz de Moisés, y otra...
Hermano
Hay dos formas de utilizar "hermano" en la Biblia, formas que todavía se reflejan en el lenguaje moderno. Una denota una relación sanguínea real; la...
en medio de
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...
Medio
'Middle' denotes what is primary, principal, or inmost.
las aguas
'Waters' signify truths in the natural self, and in the opposite sense, falsities. 'Waters' signify particularly the spiritual parts of a person, or the intellectual...
aguas
Water was obviously of tremendous importance in Biblical times (and every other time). It is the basis of life, the essential ingredient in all drinks,...
cades
'Kadesh' denotes truths, and contention about truths.
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