Ishmael
'Ishmael' signifies the Lord's merely human rational and rationality separate from good.
In Genesis 25:12, 'Ishmael' signifies the spiritual church.
(რეკომენდაციები: Arcana Coelestia 1944)
Arcana Coelestia # 3303
3303. 'And after this his brother came out' means truth. This is clear from the meaning of 'brother' as good, and also as truth, for the two are called brothers. Charity is the brother of faith, or good the brother of truth, see 367, so that conversely faith is the brother of charity, or truth the brother of good. Also within the natural, the affection for good is called a brother and the affection for truth a sister, 3160, as well as husband and wife (mulier), and man and wife (mulier). But these are always used with respect to the states that are being described.
