3050. 'And he rose up' means a raising up. This is clear from the meaning of 'rising up' as that which implies some kind of raising up whenever this phrase occurs, dealt with in 2401, 2785, 2912, 2927. In the present instance it means that Divine Truth from facts was to be introduced into the Divine Good of the Rational.

2912. 'Abraham rose up' means a raising up. This is clear from the meaning of 'rising up' as implying some kind of raising up, dealt with in 2401, 2785, here a raising up from grief, for a new Church was about to be established in place of the previous one that perished.

[2912a] 'From before his dead' means in that [state of] night. This is clear from the meaning of 'dying', 'death', and 'one who has died' as night as regards the state of the Church, dealt with above in 2908.