Arcana Coelestia # 2941
2941. 'And Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham' means the state of their receptivity. This is clear from the meaning of 'answering', when assent is being given, as receptivity, as is also evident from what follows shortly. Ephron is here called 'the Hittite' in order that he may represent the spiritual Church as its head and chief.
Isaiah 26:9
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With my soul have I desired you in the night. Yes, with my spirit within me will I seek you earnestly; for when your judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.
