'To hearken,' as mentioned in Genesis 30:22, signifies providence. 'To hearken to father and mother,' as mentioned in Genesis 28:7, signifies obedience from affection.

See Obedience.

(Odkazy: Arcana Coelestia 3684)

6352. 'Simeon and Levi are brothers' means faith in the will and charity, but here the opposite since faith separated from charity is meant. This is clear from the representation of 'Simeon' as faith in the will, dealt with in 3869-3872, 4497, 4502, 4503, 5482, 5626, 5630; and from the representation of 'Levi' as charity, dealt with in 3875, 3877, but here the opposite of it since faith separated from charity is meant. For when such faith is represented by 'Reuben' as is evident from the explanations at verse 4, it follows that no faith present in the will, nor thus any charity, are what 'Simeon and Levi' represent; for these deficiencies follow in a chain of effects resulting from their initial cause. 'Simeon' therefore represents falsity in the will, and 'Levi' evil put into practice, for these are the opposites of faith in the will and charity. The fact that Simeon and Levi are cursed proves that those opposites are meant here.