8203. And made the sea dry. That this signifies the dissipation of falsity, is evident from the signification of “the sea,” as being falsity (as just above, n. 8201); and from the signification of “making it dry,” as being its dissipation. (That “to pass over on the dry” or arid, when said in respect to the waters of that sea when removed, denotes in safety, and without any influx of falsity, see above, n. 8185)