altaret
Det första altaret som nämns i Ordet byggdes av Noah efter att han kom ut ur arken. På det altaret offrade han rena djur till...
slå
'To smite' signifies condemnation. 'To smite,' as in Genesis 14:15, signifies vindication. 'To smite,' as in Genesis 32:8, signifies destruction. 'To smite the earth with...
dräpa
'To slay a man to his wounding,' means extinguishing faith, and 'to slay a young man to his hurt,' signifies extinguishing charity, as in Genesis...
svärd
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...
dödsriket
'Hell,' as mentioned in Jonah 2:3, signifies the earth below.
hand
Scientists believe that one of the most crucial developments in the evolution of humans was bipedalism – walking on two legs. That left our hands...
himmelen
Himlarna är himmelska och andliga saker. Följaktligen är det inre saker, både av Herrens rike i himlen och på jorden. Detta hänvisar också till kyrkan,...
ned
"Down" is used many different ways in natural language, and its spiritual meaning in the Bible is highly dependent on context. Phrases like "bowing down,"...
Karmel
Carmel (Isa. 16:10) signifies the good of the church. Carmel also signifies the celestial church. (Isa. 35:2.)
ormen
Serpents in the Bible represent reasoning that is based on what we know through our senses. This is the lowest and most outward mode of...
fiender
An enemy in the Bible refers to people who are in the love of evil and the false thinking that springs from evil. On a...
svärdet
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...
öga
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...
sebaot
Armies of the heavens and the sands of the sea ('Jeremiah 33:15-22') signify the knowledges of truth and good in the spiritual and natural ma{ign21}
Rör
Imagine having your mother touch your cheek. Then imagine having your spouse or someone you love romantically touch your cheek. Then imagine having a baby...
jorden
"Jorden" i Bibeln kan betyda en person eller en grupp likasinnade människor som i en kyrka. Men det hänvisar specifikt till det yttre i personens...
sörja
In a general sense, mourning in the Bible represents a state of grief over the lack of desires for good and true ideas about life....
Egyptens
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...
bygger
Det finns verkligen två betydelser för "bygga" i Bibeln. När något byggs för första gången, eller byggs i den mest typiska meningen, betyder det att...
vatten
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,...
HERREN
The Bible refers to the Lord in many different ways, which from the text seem indistinguishable and interchangeable. Understood in the internal sense, though, there...
namn
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...
barn
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
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...
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...
säger
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...
Land
Generally in the Bible a "country" means a political subdivision ruled by a king, or sometimes a tribe with a territory ruled by a king...
filistéerna
The Philistines play a large role in the Bible as one of the longest-standing and most bitter rivals of the people of Israel, clashing with...
ögon
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...
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...
hus
A "house" is essentially a container - for a person, for a family, for several families or even for a large group with shared interests...
falla
Like other common verbs, the meaning of "fall" is highly dependent on context in regular language, and is highly dependent on context in a spiritual...
dö
Dead (Gen. 23:8) signifies night, in respect to the goodnesses and truths of faith.
säga
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...
oss
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,...
Davids
David is one of the most significant figures in the Bible. He was a musician, one of history’s greatest poets, the boy warrior who killed...
bygga
Det finns verkligen två betydelser för "bygga" i Bibeln. När något byggs för första gången, eller byggs i den mest typiska meningen, betyder det att...
dagar
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...
Edom
'Edom' or 'Idumea,' as in Isaiah 34:5, signifies those who are in evil and in falsities thence derived.
komma
Coming (Gen. 41:14) denotes communication by influx.
bergen
The Writings tell us that the Lord's love is the sun of heaven, and it is natural for us to look above ourselves to the...
städer
Cities of the mountain and cities of the plain (Jeremiah 33:13) signify doctrines of charity and faith.
Bo
Many people were nomadic in Biblical times, especially the times of the Old Testament, and lived in tents that could be struck, moved and re-raised...
plantera
'To plant' denotes regeneration.
vingårdar
A vineyard signifies the church where the Word is, by which the Lord is known. (Apocalypse Revealed 650)
Vin
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;...
dricka
To be drunken without wine (Isa. 29:9), are they who are unconcerned about the Word, and the truths of faith, and thus have no inclination...
äta
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...
frukt
We tend to think of "fruit" in two ways in natural language. One is as food that grows on trees and vines, sweet and delicious,...
Gud
Herren är själv kärlek, uttryckt i form av visdom i sig. Kärlek är alltså Hans väsen, Hans inre. Vishet - den kärleksfulla förståelsen för hur...
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