2583. And his maidservants. That this signifies in respect to the affections of the derivative doctrinal things, is evident from the signification of “maidservants,” as being the affections of the things of the reason and of the memory (see n. 1895, 2567); here of doctrinal things, because they are predicated of the doctrine of faith (for they belonged to Abimelech, by whom is signified the doctrine of faith, n. 2509, 2510); for the signification of everything is determined by what is being treated of.