3334. 'And he rose up' means a consequent raising up. This is clear from the meaning of 'rising up' wherever it is used, as embodying a raising up, dealt with in 2401, 2785, 2912, 2927. A person is said to be raised up when he is being perfected as regards spiritual and celestial things, that is, as regards truth which belongs to faith, and as regards good which belongs to love and charity, 3171.

In Genesis 25:15, Tema signifies things belonging to the spiritual church, especially among the gentiles.

In Isaiah 21:14, it signifies people with the kind of simple goodness that respectable gentiles have. (Arcana Coelestia 3268)

'Tema' represents aspects of the spiritual church among the Gentiles.