5282. 'And as for the dream being presented to Pharaoh twice means because what was foreseen had regard to both parts of the natural. This is clear from the meaning of 'the dream' as foresight, dealt with in 3698, 5091, 5092, 5104; from the representation of 'Pharaoh' as the natural, dealt with in 5079, 5080, 5095, 5160; and from the meaning of 'presented twice' as that which has regard to both parts of the natural, that is to say, the interior part and the exterior part - for the natural has two parts, the interior and the exterior, see 5118, 5126. That which had regard to the interior natural was foreseen in the first dream, the one about the cows, 5198, 5202; that which had regard to the exterior natural was foreseen in the second dream, the one about the heads of grain, 5212. Therefore 'presented twice' has regard to both parts.

5160. 'On Pharaoh's birthday' means when the natural was to be regenerated. This is clear from the meaning of 'being born' as being regenerated, dealt with below; and from the representation of 'Pharaoh' as the interior natural, dealt with in 5080, 5095, in this case the natural in general because among regenerate persons the agreement of the interior natural with the exterior natural causes the two to act as one. The reason 'being born' means being regenerated is that in the internal sense spiritual matters are meant, and spiritual birth is regeneration, which is also called rebirth. When therefore birth is spoken of in the Word no other birth is understood in heaven than a birth effected through water and the spirit, that is, through faith and charity. For being born again or regenerated makes a person truly human and entirely different from animals, because in this case he becomes a son and heir of the Lord's kingdom. As regards the births which are mentioned in the Word meaning spiritual births, see 1145, 1255, 3860, 3868, 4070, 4668.