1367. 前面已阐述并说明, “哈兰” 表内在的偶像崇拜, “他拉” 表总体上的偶像崇拜. “他的出生地” 表其偶像崇拜所起源的源头, 这从 “出生” 的含义清楚可知, 前面说过 (创世记 11:10, 27), “出生” 表起源和衍生.

Flesh signifies man, and spirit signifies the influx of truth and goodness from the Lord, as in Joel 2:28. In Isaiah 31:3, flesh signifies what is man's own, and spirit life from the Lord. To eat the flesh of another signifies to destroy his proprium.

(Odkazy: Apocalypse Explained 654; Joel 2)