3198. 'And lifted up his eyes and sew' means directing the attention. This is clear from the meaning of 'lifting up the eyes' as thinking, dealt with in 2789, 2829; here it means directing the attention since it is said that 'he lifted up his eyes and saw' and this has reference to Rational Good to which truth from the Natural had not yet been joined.

Cities of the mountain and cities of the plain (Jeremiah 33:13) signify doctrines of charity and faith.

(Odkazy: Arcana Coelestia 2418)