Brethren in Genesis 27:29 signify the affections of good.

(Odkazy: Arcana Coelestia 3582)

2302. There are particular, indeed many, communities of angels which look after small children. They are drawn chiefly from members of the female sex who during their lifetime have had a very tender love of young children. Young children who are more well-disposed than others are by an established custom dedicated by them to the Lord.