Arcana Coelestia # 1336
1336. Verse 11. And Shem lived after he begat Arpachshad five hundred years, and begat sons and daughters. “And Shem lived after he begat Arpachshad five hundred years,” signifies the duration and state; “Shem” signifies here, as before, internal worship in general; “Arpachshad” signifies memory-knowledge; “and begat sons and daughters,” signifies the doctrinal things.
Genesis 11:11
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Shem lived five hundred years after he became the father of Arpachshad, and became the father of sons and daughters.
