A "house" is essentially a container -- for a person, a family, several families or even a large group with shared interests (think of the term "houses of worship.") In the Bible, a "house" is also a container, but for spiritual things rather than natural things. In various uses a "house" can represent part of the mind, the whole mind, a whole person or even a church. The other nuance to the word "house" is that it is generally used in regards to our affections and desires rather than our thoughts and principles. This makes sense; we tend to engage our thoughts and rationality when we are out in the world doing our work, but when we are inside our houses we are driven most by love for our families and the desire to be good to those we love. So "house" tends to represent the things we want and care about -- which are ultimately the things that define us.

2513. Dieu vint vers Abimélech, signifie la perception du Seigneur sur la doctrine de la foi : on le voit par la signification de Dieu vint, et par la signification d'Abimélech ; que Dieu vint signifie percevoir, cela est évident, car la perception n'est autre chose que pleinement ou l'influx Divin dans la faculté intellectuelle : Abimélech signifie la doctrine de la foi, c'est ce qui a déjà été montré, numéros 2504, 2509, 2510.