6501. 'And kissed him' means an initial joining together. This is clear from the meaning of 'kissing' as a joining together resulting from affection, dealt with in 3573, 3574, 4215, 4357, 5929, 6260, here an initial joining together since in what follows a closer joining together is the subject.

'The land of Jordan,' as in Psalm 42:6, signifies what is lowly and consequently what is distant from the celestial.

(Riferimenti: Arcana Coelestia 1585)