4272. Verses 24-25. And Jacob remained alone, and there wrestled a man with him until the dawn arose. And he saw that he prevailed not over him, and he touched the hollow of his thigh, and the hollow of Jacob’s thigh was out of joint in his wrestling with him. “And Jacob remained alone,” signifies the good of truth procured, which was in this case the last or ultimate; “and there wrestled a man with him,” signifies temptation as to truth; “until the dawn arose,” signifies before the conjunction of the natural good signified by “Jacob” with the celestial spiritual or the Divine good of truth; “and he saw that he prevailed not over him,” signifies that He overcame in temptations; “and he touched the hollow of his thigh,” signifies where celestial spiritual good is conjoined with the natural good signified by Jacob; “and the hollow of Jacob’s thigh was out of joint in his wrestling with him,” signifies that as yet truth had not the power of completely conjoining itself with good. These same two verses relate also to Jacob himself and his posterity, and in this case the quality of these is signified. In this sense, by “touching the hollow of his thigh,” is signified where conjugial love is conjoined with natural good; and by “the hollow of Jacob’s thigh being out of joint in his wrestling with him,” is signified that in the posterity of Jacob this conjunction was wholly injured and displaced.