1325. Verse 9 Therefore He called the name of it Babel, because there Jehovah confounded the lip of the whole earth; and from there Jehovah scattered them over the face ¹ of the whole earth.

'Therefore He called the name of it Babel' means such worship. 'Because Jehovah confounded the lip of the whole earth' means the state of this Ancient Church - that internal worship started to perish, 'the earth' being the Church. 'And from there Jehovah scattered them over the face' of the whole earth' means that internal worship ceased to exist.

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'Haran,' as mentioned in Genesis 12:5, signifies an obscure state.

In Genesis 11:28, this signifies inward idolatrous worship.

In Genesis 28:10, this signifies external good and truth.

In Genesis 29:4, this signifies collateral good of a common stock.

(Odkazy: Arcana Coelestia 1367, Genesis 11)