Arcana Coelestia # 7719
7719. 'And all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings' means that those belonging to the spiritual Church had enlightenment throughout their mind. This is clear from the representation of 'the children of Israel' as those belonging to the spiritual Church, dealt with in 6426, 6637, 6862, 6868, 7035, 7062, 7198, 7201, 7215, 7223; from the meaning of 'light' as enlightenment, for light flowing from the Lord enlightens the understanding since that light holds intelligence and wisdom within it, see 1521, 1524, 1619-1632, 2776, 3138, 3167, 3190, 3195, 3222, 3123, 3339, 3636, 3643, 3997, 4302, 4408, from the meaning of 'dwellings' as parts of the mind. For 'house' means the human mind, 3538, 4973, 5023, 7353, and 'rooms' its inner parts, 7353; but 'dwellings' means all the parts of the mind. Furthermore 'dwelling in' means in the internal sense living, 1293, 3384, 3613, 4451, 60511 and therefore 'dwellings' are parts in which the elements of life reside, namely aspects of intelligence and wisdom, which - as is well known - belong to the mind. Also, in the next life, the exact nature of the light shining in angels' dwellings or habitations is determined by the intelligence and wisdom present in the angels' minds. And in the same measure that they have light, those who are their opposites, that is, those who engage in molestation, have thick darkness.
Arcana Coelestia # 6636
6636. THE INTERNAL SENSE
Verses 1-5 And these are the names of the children of Israel who came to Egypt with Jacob - a man and his household they came: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah; Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin; Dan and Naphtali, Gad and Asher. And every soul, those who came out of Jacob's thigh, were seventy souls; and Joseph was in Egypt.
'These are the names of the sons of Israel' means the essential nature of the Church. 'Who came to Egypt with Jacob' means after truths have been introduced into factual knowledge.' A man and his household they came' means in regard to truth and in regard to good. 'Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah; Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin; Dan and Naphtali, Gad and Asher' means the whole process from start to finish. 'And every soul, those who came out of Jacob's thigh' means everything that springs from general truth. 'Were seventy souls' means that which was complete. 'And Joseph was in Egypt' means that the internal celestial was within the natural.