7717. 'And they did not rise up from their places' means that there was no raising of the mind. This is clear from the meaning of 'rising up' as raising towards more internal levels, that is, raising the mind, dealt with in 2401, 2785, 2912, 2927, 31711 3458, 3723, 4103, 4881, 6010, and therefore 'they did not rise up' means that there was no raising up.

In Genesis 14:14, this signifies the holy things of combat in temptations, for 18 is composed of three and six. (Arcana Coelestia 1709)