2926. Verses 7-8 And Abraham rose up and bowed to the people of the land, to the sons of Heth. And he spoke to them, saying, If you are willing ¹ to let me bury my dead from before me, hear me and intercede for me with Ephron the son of Zohar.

'Abraham rose up and bowed' means the Lord's joy at being received so kindly. 'To the people of the land, to the sons of Heth' means by those who belonged to the new spiritual Church. 'He spoke to them, saying' means thought and perception concerning those people. 'If you are willing' means if on account of an affection for truth coming from the heart. 'To let me bury my dead from before me' means that they wished to emerge from night and rise again. 'Hear me' means that they were to comply. 'And intercede for me with Ephron the son of Zohar' means those with whom the good and truth of faith could be received.

Bilješke:

2101. 'All born in his house, and everyone purchased with his silver, and every male among the men of Abraham's house' means those inside the Church in whom truths of faith have been joined to goods. This is clear from the meaning of 'those born in the house' as celestial people, from the meaning of 'those bought with silver' as spiritual people - these being people inside the Church, dealt with above in 2048, 2051, 2052; and also from the meaning of 'male' as those who possess the truth of faith, also dealt with above in 2046. From what appears in those paragraphs it is evident that people inside the Church are meant with whom truths of faith have been joined to goods.