Bibliorum

 

4 Mose 19:14

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14 Das ist das Gesetz: Wenn ein Mensch in der Hütte stirbt, soll jeder, der in die Hütte geht und wer in der Hütte ist, unrein sein sieben Tage.

Commentarius

 

Heifer

  

'Heifer,' or 'cow' in a negative sense denotes falsities.

'The heifer whereby labor has not been done,' as mentioned in Deuteronomy 21:3, signifies the innocence of the external self in ignorance.

'The red heifer,' as mentioned in Numbers 19, signifies unclean truth of the natural principle which is cleaned by burnings.

In Numbers 19:2, this signifies the good of the natural man. (Apocalypse Explained 364[6])

(Notae: Arcana Coelestia 4503 [1-11], Genesis 9, 15, 15:9)


Bibliorum

 

Deuteronomy 21:3

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3 and it shall be, that the city which is nearest to the slain man, even the elders of that city shall take a heifer of the herd, which hasn't been worked with, and which has not drawn in the yoke;