1184. Verses 11-12. Out of that land went forth Asshur, and built Nineveh, and the city of Rehoboth, and Calah, and Resen, between Nineveh and Calah; this is that great city. “Out of that land went forth Asshur,” signifies that they who were in such external worship began to reason about the internals of worship; “Asshur” denotes reasoning; “and built Nineveh, and the city of Rehoboth, and Calah,” signifies that thereby they formed doctrinals of faith for themselves; by “Nineveh” are signified the falsities of these doctrinals; by “Rehoboth and Calah,” the same from another origin; “Resen, between Nineveh and Calah,” signifies that they also formed for themselves doctrinals of life. By “Resen” are signified falsities of doctrinals thence derived; “Nineveh” is falsity from reasonings; “Calah” is falsity from cupidities; “between Nineveh and Calah,” is falsity from both; “this is that great city,” signifies doctrinals, that these increased and prevailed.