6448. 'And he blessed them, each according to his blessing he blessed them' means foretellings about what was going to happen to each one's spiritual life when they entered that state. This is clear from the meaning of 'blessing' as foretelling, dealt with in 6230, 6254; and from the meaning of 'each according to his blessing he blessed them' as what was going to happen to each one. The fact that what is foretold has to do with each one's spiritual life when they entered that state is evident from all that has been stated in the present chapter regarding Israel's sons or the tribes named after them; for they are used to describe all states of the Church so far as forms of good and truth are concerned, thus so far as the spiritual life of everyone in the Church is concerned.