3150. 'And he said, I am not eating' means refusal, that is to say, the affection for good in the natural man had not yet made those Divine things its own. This is clear without explanation.

In Genesis 24:23, this signifies various religiosities and worships. (Arcana Coelestia 2864)

Bethuel also signifies such good of charity as the some gentiles have, and, from good, their affection for truth. (Arcana Coelestia 2865, 3111)

In Genesis 24:50, this signifies the origin of affection of good in the natural man. (Arcana Coelestia 3160)

(რეკომენდაციები: Genesis 24)