3500. 'And go out to the field' means where a good ground exists. This is clear from the meaning of 'the field' as the good that constitutes the Church and also the good taught by doctrine, dealt with in 2971, 3196, 3310, 3317 - thus a ground that is good.

3317. 'And Esau came from the field' means an urgent desire for the good of life. This is clear from the representation of 'Esau' as the good constituting the life of natural truth, dealt with in 3300, and from the meaning of 'coming from the field' as an urgent desire for good. For 'meditating in the field' is thought immersed in good, 3196, since 'the field' is the good which constitutes the Church, 2971.