4207. 'The God of their father' means from the Supreme Divine. This is clear from the meaning of 'the God of one's father' as the Supreme Divine. For in the internal sense when the expression 'father' is used in the Word good is meant, see 3703; and when 'the Lord's Father' is mentioned there, that is, when the Lord uses the name 'Father', the Divine Good dwelling within Him is meant, 3704. Divine Good is the Supreme Divine, whereas Divine Truth is that which proceeds from Divine Good and which is also called the Son. Furthermore 'father' in this instance is used to mean Terah who was the father of them both - of Abraham and Nahor - and 'Terah' represents the common stock from which Churches sprang, see 3778. In the relative sense therefore 'Abraham' represents the genuine Church and 'Nahor' the Church consisting of gentiles, as stated immediately above in 4206.

297. Celestial good is unclothed because it is inmost and is innocent. Good that is celestial-spiritual however is the first to be clothed, and then natural good, for they are more exterior. They are also compared to, and actually called, clothing, as in Ezekiel where the Ancient Church is the subject,

I clothed you with embroidered cloth, shed you with badger, swathed you in fine linen, and covered you with silk. Ezekiel 16:10.

In Isaiah,

Put on your beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city. Isaiah 52:1.

In Revelation,

Those who have not soiled their garments will walk with Me in white, for they are worthy. Revelation 3:4, 5.

And in the same book the twenty-four elders were 'clad in white garments', Revelation 4:4. These references show that goods which are more exterior, as are celestial-spiritual and natural, are clothing. And this also is why people who are endowed with the goods springing from charity are seen in heaven dressed in magnificent robes. In the present context however, because they were still in the body, they had 'coats of skin'.