Arcana Coelestia # 3055
3055. 'Outside and away from the city' means removed from matters of doctrine. This is clear from the meaning of 'the city' as doctrine, dealt with in 402, 2449, from which it is evident that 'outside the city' means outside of, thus removed from, matters of doctrine.
3055a 'Near a well of water' means to receive the truths of faith. This is clear from the meaning of 'a well of water' as the Word, the source of the truth of faith, and also truth itself, dealt with in 2702. The phrase 'a well of water' is used in this verse, but 'a spring' in all that follows; and for the difference between the two in the internal sense - between 'a well of water' and 'a spring' see the paragraph just referred to.
268 - Spiritual Beauty
Napsal(a) Jonathan S. Rose
Title: Spritual Beauty
Topic: Salvation
Summary: If we want to have inner beauty, we need to know that evil makes our spirit monstrous, but love and wisdom make it gorgeous.
Use the reference links below to follow along in the Bible as you watch.
References:
Psalms 90:1-17
Genesis 12:10-12; 24:15-16; 29:16; Genesis 39:69-7
Exodus 2:1-2
1 Samuel 9:1-2; 16:1-12
Exodus 28:2
1 Samuel 25:3
1 Chronicles 16:29
2 Chronicles 20:21
Psalms 27:4; 29:1-2; 39:11; 50:1-3; 96:6-9; 149:1-4
Isaiah 4:2; 28:1-5; 33:17; 52:7; 61:1-3
Hebrews 11:23
Philippians 4:8
Isaiah 53:1-2