4388. Verses 17-20. And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built him a house, and made booths for his acquisition; therefore he called the name of the place Succoth. And Jacob came to Shalem, a city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came thither from Paddan-aram, and encamped to the faces of the city. And he bought the portion of the field, where he had stretched his tent, from the hand of the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for a hundred kesitah. And he erected there an altar, and he called it El Elohe Israel. “And Jacob journeyed to Succoth,” signifies the state of the life of good from truth at that time; “and built him a house,” signifies the increase of good from truth in that state; “and made booths for his acquisition,” signifies likewise of those things which are in general, an increase in good from truth then; “therefore he called the name of the place Succoth,” signifies the quality of this state; “and Jacob came to Shalem, a city of Shechem,” signifies the interior truths of faith which are of tranquillity; “which is in the land of Canaan,” signifies in the Lord’s kingdom; “when he came thither from Paddan-aram” signifies after the former state; “and encamped to the faces of the city,” signifies application; “and he bought the portion of the field,” signifies the appropriation of good from that truth; “where he had stretched his tent,” signifies what is holy; “from the hand of the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father,” signifies the origin of that truth from a Divine stock from another source; “for a hundred kesitah,” signifies what is full; “and he erected there an altar,” signifies interior worship; “and he called it El Elohe Israel,” signifies that it was from the Divine Spiritual.