'The land of the south,' as in Genesis 24:62, signifies divine light, for 'the south' signifies light, and the light of intelligence, which is wisdom.

(റഫറൻസുകൾ: Arcana Coelestia 3195, Genesis 24)

853. 'The seventeenth day' means that which is new. This is clear from what has been stated and shown concerning that same number at Chapter 7:11, in 755, where it means a beginning. Every beginning is something new.