3922. 'And has given me a son' means that this truth was acknowledged. This is clear from the meaning of 'a son' as truth, dealt with in 489, 491, 533, 1147, and from the meaning of 'giving a son' as giving this truth, which is the same as acknowledging it since every truth that is acknowledged is a gift from the Lord. 'Giving a son' also implies the same as 'bearing', and 'bearing' means acknowledging, see 3905, 3915, 3919.

2858. 'And went together to Beersheba' means advancement in the doctrine of charity and faith, which doctrine is Divine and to which human rational ideas were allied. This is clear from the meaning of 'Beersheba' as the doctrine of charity and faith, which is Divine and to which human rational ideas were allied, dealt with in 2614, 2723. Human rational ideas are meant by 'the servants', 2782, 2792, 2856; and that the doctrine to which they were allied was Divine is meant by the statement about them going together with Abraham, see 2767.