1436. 'And [every] soul which they had gained in Haran' means every essential with life in it that was possible in that obscure state. This is clear from the meaning of 'soul' as an essential that has life in it, and from the meaning of 'Haran' as an obscure state, dealt with in the previous verse. 'Soul' in the proper sense means that with man which possesses life, and so his life itself. That in man which has life in it is not the body but the soul, and it is through the soul that the body receives life. The life itself in man, that is, that which has life, is derived from heavenly love; nothing with life in it is possible if that love is not the source of it. This explains why 'soul' here means the good which derives its life from heavenly love, this good being the fundamental essential that has life in it. In the literal sense 'soul' is used here to mean every human being, and also all the livestock, and which they had acquired to themselves; but in the internal sense nothing else is meant than [every] essential with life in it.

Title: A Place for You

Topic: Salvation

Summary: Abraham is promised that the Holy Land will be his forever. Yet in the New Testament we see Abraham in heaven, wiser and more compassionate than ever. And Jesus says He is going to prepare a place for you.

Use the reference links below to follow along in the Bible as you watch.

References:
John 14:1-3
Genesis 12:1; 13:14-17; 17:1-8, 19; 25:8; 26:3-4; 28:3-4, 10-17; 48:3-4
Numbers 18:19
Deuteronomy 11:8-17; 30:15-20
Isaiah 43:5-6; 59:21
Matthew 22:31-32
Luke 16:19-31
Matthew 19:29
John 4:13-14
Romans 6:18-23
John 14:1
Acts of the Apostles 17:24-28
John 6:56; 14:19-20, 17
1 John 3:24; 4:12