6033. 'And fell on his neck' means a joining together. This is clear from the meaning of 'falling on the neck' as a close and intimate joining together, dealt with in 5926. The reason 'falling on the neck' means a joining together is that the neck joins together the head and the body; and since 'the head' means interior things, and 'the body' exterior ones, 'the neck' means a joining together of interior and exterior things, see 3542, 5320, 5328. From this arises a communication of interior things with exterior ones, as well as of celestial things with spiritual ones, see those same paragraphs. A communication such as this resulting from a joining together is meant in addition by the same words, for 'Joseph' is the internal, and 'Israel' considered in relation to it is the external.

Joseph in his highest meaning represents the life of Jesus. He also represents the state of knowing truths and using them to do good. This is phrased in many of the attached references as the celestial of the spiritual, or the good of truth, which is the good that is done because we know truths that are our guides to life.

(Odkazy: Arcana Coelestia 3969, 4607, 4669, 4682, 4741, 4988, 5036, 5094, 5249, 5316, 5876, 5890, 5974, 5975, 6275, Genesis 30, 30:24, 30:25)