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The Lord is perfect love expressed as perfect wisdom. He created us so that He could love us, could give us love and wisdom of...
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The Lord is perfect love expressed as perfect wisdom. He created us so that He could love us, could give us love and wisdom of...
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'Women,' as in Genesis 45:19, signify the affections of truth. But in Genesis 31:50, 'women' signify affections of not genuine truth, so not of the...
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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...
ลุกขึ้น
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...
บ้าน
A "house" is essentially a container - for a person, for a family, for several families or even for a large group with shared interests...
เบธูเอล
Bethuel (Gen. 24), signifies the origin of the affection of good.
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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...
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'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...
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'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...
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Brethren (Gen. 27:29) signify the affections of good.
ประทาน
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...
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Abraham (or Abram, as he is named in the beginning of his story) is one of the major characters in the story of the sacred...
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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...
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'Being sent' everywhere signifies, in an internal sense, going forth, as in John 17:8. In similar manner, it is said of the holy of the...
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'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...
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'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...
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'Rebecca,' as in Genesis 24, signifies divine truth which would be joined to divine good of the Lord’s rational mind, which is 'Isaac.'
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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...
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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.
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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...
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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...
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'To hearken to father and mother,' as mentioned in Genesis 28:7, signifies obedience from affection. 'To hearken,' as mentioned in Genesis 30:22, signifies providence. See...
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'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...
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'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...
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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...
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'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...
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Coming (Gen. 41:14) denotes communication by influx.
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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...
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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...
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In Genesis 28:11, the things which are under the back of the head or neck, that is 'pillows,' or supports, signify communication of inmost or...
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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...
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'Lands' of different nations are used in the Word to signify the different kinds of love prevalent in the inhabitants.
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The hand in the Bible represents power, which is easy to understand, so to reach out or stretch out the hand means to exercise power,...
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Heavens are celestial and spiritual things. Consequently, they are inmost things, both of the Lord's kingdom in heaven the and in the earth. This also...
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"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,"...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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'Powder' or 'dust' refers to love of self and the world.
ทางทิศเหนือ
'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...
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'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...
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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)
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The meaning of "leading" people in the Bible is pretty straightforward, though obviously it is about leading people in spiritual things, not natural ones. When...
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Everyone knows the phrase "the natural order of things." It means that everything is in its proper place, occupying the niche it is meant to...
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Like "say," the word "speak" refers to thoughts and feelings moving from our more internal spiritual levels to our more external ones – and ultimately...
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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...
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Like so many common verbs, the meaning of "know" in the Bible is varied and dependent on context. And in some cases – when it...
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The fearful signify people who have no faith.
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'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...
ประตู
"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...
น้ำมัน
Oil – typically olive oil – was an extremely important product in Biblical times, for food preparation, medicinal ointment and for burning in lamps. As...
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Cities of the mountain and cities of the plain (Jer. 33:13) signify doctrines of charity and faith.
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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...
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'To set a way,' as in Genesis 30:36, signifies being separated.
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Just as natural food feeds the natural body, so spiritual food feeds the spiritual body. And since our spiritual body is the expression of what...
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Soft raiment,' as in Matthew 11:9, represents the internal sense of the Word.
