1743. Verse 22 And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lifted up my hand to Jehovah God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth. 'Abram said to the king of Sodom' means the reply. 'I have lifted up my hand to Jehovah' means the Lord's frame of mind. 'Possessor of heaven and earth' means conjunction.

In Genesis 10:22, Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram, the sons of Shem signify things of wisdom: Elam, faith from charity; Asshur, the derivative reasoning; Arpachshad, the derivative memory-knowledge; Lud, the knowledges of truth; and Aram, knowledges of good. (Arcana Coelestia 1223, 1224) See also Jeremiah 49:35.