1019. Verse 8 And God said to Noah and to his sons with him, saying,

'God said to Noah and to his sons with him, saying' means the truth of the things that follow concerning the spiritual Church, meant by 'Noah and his sons with him'.

'To heap together,' as mentioned in Genesis 41:49, denotes multiplying. 'A heap,' as mentioned in Genesis 31:40, signifies good, because in the past, before they built altars, the ancients made heaps and ate together upon them as a testimony that they were joined together in love.

(Reference: Arcana Coelestia 4102)