Arcana Coelestia #3608
3608. And the words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebekah. That this signifies the Lord’s perception from Divine truth concerning the animus or purpose of natural good at that time, is evident from the signification of “being told,” as being to think and reflect (n. 9862), thus to perceive; and from the representation of Rebekah, as being the Divine truth of the Lord’s Divine rational; and from the representation of Esau, as being natural good (concerning which representations see above). From this it is evident that its “being told Rebekah concerning the words of Esau her elder son,” signifies the Lord’s perception from Divine truth concerning the animus or purpose of natural good.
Arcana Coelestia #9862
9862. A span the length thereof, and a span the breadth thereof. That this signifies equally as to good and as to truth, is evident from the signification of “length,” as being good (see n. 1613, 9487); and from the signification of “breadth” as being truth (n. 1613, 3433, 3434, 4482, 9487); equally from both is signified by the length and the breadth being equal.