2653. 'Whom she had borne to Abraham' means that it was given manifestation from the Divine celestial as a father. This is clear from the meaning of 'bearing' as giving manifestation to, dealt with in 2621, 2629, and from the representation of 'Abraham' as the Divine celestial, dealt with in 1989, 2011, 2172, 2198, 2501. That this rational was a manifestation from the Lord's Divine celestial as a father, see 1895, 1896, 1902, 1910.

1165. In the Word 'Mizraim' or Egypt means knowledge, that is, various facts, by which people wish to probe into the arcana of faith and so confirm the false assumptions acquired in that way. 'Mizraim' also means simply knowledge, and so knowledge that is useful. This is clear not only from the places just quoted but also from very many others which would fill up page after page if they were all included. See Isaiah 19:1-end; Isaiah 30:1-3; 31:1-3; Jeremiah 2:18, 36; Jeremiah 42:14-end; Jeremiah 46:1-end; Ezekiel 16:26; 23:3; Ezekiel 29:1-end; Ezekiel 30:1-end; Hosea 7:11; 9:3, 6; 11:1, 5, 11; Micah 7:12 [NCBS: 7:15]; Zechariah 10:10-11; Psalms 80:8 and following verses.