2941. 'And Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham' means the state of their receptivity. This is clear from the meaning of 'answering', when assent is being given, as receptivity, as is also evident from what follows shortly. Ephron is here called 'the Hittite' in order that he may represent the spiritual Church as its head and chief.

'A hedge,' as mentioned in Matthew 21:33, signifies preservation from falsities of evil which are from hell.

In Genesis 49:6, this signifies that from a depraved will they enfeebled the external good of charity. (Arcana Coelestia 6357)

In Genesis 49:22, this signifies to fight against falsity.

In Exodus 14:22, a wall signifies something that holds back falsities on all sides. (Arcana Coelestia 8206, 8235)

In Joel 2:9, this represents essential falsity. (Arcana Coelestia 8906[3])

In Ezekiel 13:10, 14, this signifies falsity adopted as a principle and made to appear as truth. (Apocalypse Explained 237[5])

In Ezekiel 8:10, this signifies the interior natural where man's filthy things reside. (Apocalypse Explained 650[66])

In Revelation 21:12, this signifies the Word in its literal sense, which protects the doctrine of the Lord's New Church. (Apocalypse Revealed 898)

(Odkazy: Arcana Coelestia 922)