Hesekiel 44:20

²⁰ Und sie sollen weder ihr Haupt kahl scheren, noch auch das Haar frei wachsen lassen; sie sollen ihr Haupthaar schneiden.

2 Mose 23:20

²⁰ Siehe, ich sende einen Engel vor dir her, um dich auf dem Wege zu bewahren und dich an den Ort zu bringen, den ich bereitet habe.

In Genesis 25:16, because they were outside the cities, signifies the external things of the church. (Arcana Coelestia 3270)

In Joshua 21:12, this signifies again a new church which was both internal and external. (Arcana Coelestia 2909[3])

In Exodus 8:13, this signifies the exteriors of the natural mind (because they were Egyptian Villages) (Arcana Coelestia 7407)

In Isaiah 42:11, this signifies natural knowledges, and memorized things. (Apocalypse Explained 405[12])

In Matthew 9:35, this signifies that a new church was to be proclaimed both in heaven and on earth. (Apocalypse Explained 612[7, 8])

'Villages,' as in Exodus 8:13, signify the exteriors of the natural mind.