Arcana Coelestia # 4362
4362. And afterwards Joseph and Rachel drew near and they bowed themselves. That this signifies the affections of the truth of faith as to interior things, and their submissive introduction, is evident from the representation of Joseph, as being the celestial spiritual (see n. 4286); from the representation of Rachel, as being the affection of interior truth (n. 3758, 3782, 3793, 3819); and from the signification of “bowing one’s self,” as being submissive introduction (see just above, n. 4361). How these things are circumstanced has been explained above at verse 2.
Arcana Coelestia # 3783
3783. Cometh with the flock. That this signifies interior doctrinal things, is evident from the signification of a “flock,” as being the church, and also doctrinal things (see n. 3767, 3768, 3772); in the present case interior doctrinal things, because it is said of Rachel that she “came with the flock.”