5043. And gave him grace in the eyes of the prince of the prison house. That this signifies relief in consequence, is evident from the signification of “giving grace,” as being relief, for “to give grace” in temptations is to comfort and relieve with hope; and from the signification of a “prince,” as being primary truth (of which i n the following paragraph); and from the signification of a “prison house,” as being the vastation of falsity, and consequently temptation (of which above, n. 5038, 5039).

3317. And Esau came from the field. That this signifies the pursuit of the good of life, is evident from the representation of Esau, as being the good of life of natural truth (concerning which see n. 3300); and from the signification of “coming from the field,” as being the pursuit of good; for meditating in the field denotes cogitating in good (n. 3196), because a “field” denotes the good of the church (n. 2971).