3119. And he said, Blessed be Jehovah the God of my lord Abraham. That this signifies from the Divine Itself and the Divine Human, is evident from what was said above (n. 3061), where the same words occur, except that the word “blessed” is here added. “Blessed be Jehovah” was a form of thanksgiving, thus also of joy and gladness, when wished-for events took place. (What the ancients meant by “blessing Jehovah,” may be seen above, n. 1096, 1422.)

287. Verse 20. And the man called his wife’s name Eve, because she was the mother of all living. By the “man” [homo] is here meant the man of the Most Ancient Church, or the celestial man, and by the “wife” and the “mother of all living” is meant the church. She is called “mother” as being the first church; and “living” in consequence of possessing faith in the Lord, who is life itself.