1367. That 'Haran' means interior idolatrous worship and 'Terah' idolatrous worship in general has been stated and shown already. That 'the land of his birth' means the source from which their idolatrous worship derived is clear from the meaning of 'birth' as a source and derivation, dealt with above at verses 10 and 27.

'Swine,' as in Matthew 7:6, signify the filthy loves that are in the hells of adulterers. They also signify people who only love worldly riches, and not spiritual riches, which are the knowledges of good and truth derived from the Word. To eat the flesh of 'swine,' as in Isaiah 65:4, signifies appropriate infernal evils.

(Odkazy: Apocalypse Explained 1014; Apocalypse Revealed 727)