779. They went in to Noah into the ark' means that they were saved. This has been stated already. As for 'two and two' meaning pairs, and what they are, see the previous chapter at 6:19.

'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 there is no truth. 'Wilderness,' as in Jeremiah 23:10, signifies the Word when it is adulterated.

(Odkazy: Arcana Coelestia 1927)