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1 Mose 24:55

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55 Aber ihr Bruder und Mutter sprachen: Laß doch die Dirne einen Tag oder zehn bei uns bleiben, danach sollst du ziehen.

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Arcana Coelestia # 3206

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3206. 'And the servant said, He is my master' means acknowledgement, that is to say, by means of the Divine Natural, meant here by 'the servant'. This becomes clear without explanation. For introduction is effected by means of the Divine Natural, see 3192, also good acknowledges its own truth, and truth its own good, 3179.

  
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It's common to say “I see” when we understand something. And indeed, “seeing” in the Bible represents grasping and understanding spiritual things. So it makes sense that the eyes, which allow us to see, represent the intellect, which allows us to understand spiritual things. This can also be used in the negative, of course; the Bible speaks of people having eyes and refusing to see, and the Lord when He was in the world advised plucking out an offending eye. These represent a refusal to acknowledge truth, or being misled by falsity.