4848. 'And she remained in her father's house' means the alienation of this Church from the Jewish Church. This is clear from the meaning of 'remaining a widow in her father's house' as alienation, dealt with above in 4844.

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Traditional Christianity asserts that we're all born doomed because of what Adam and Eve did thousands of years ago. While we don't believe that to be true, there is some truth in it. This week we'll take a look at Swedenborg's concept of "hereditary evil" and note just how hard it is to change what we've been born into.

(Odkazy: Arcana Coelestia 4818, Genesis 38; True Christian Religion 521)