성경

Ezekiel 48:23

²³ `As to the rest of the tribes, from the east side unto the west side, Benjamin one,

성경

Zechariah 8:3

³ Thus said Jehovah: I have turned back unto Zion, And I have dwelt in the midst of Jerusalem, And Jerusalem hath been called `The city of truth,' And the mountain of Jehovah of Hosts, `The holy mountain.'

주석

Damascus

In Genesis 14:15, Damascus, being the chief city of Syria, signifies knowledge of good and truth. (Arcana Coelestia 1715)

In Ezekiel 27:18, this signifies external knowledge. (Apocalypse Explained 376[18])

In Isaiah 17:3, this signifies people who value religion for knowing only external things. (The Inner Meaning of the Prophets and Psalms 17)

Damascus and Aroer (Isaiah 17:1, 2) signify knowledge of truth and good. See Eliezer of Damascus.

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