3799. 'And watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother' means instruction. This is clear from the meaning of 'watering the flock' as instruction, dealt with in 3772. The reason why here Laban for the third time is called 'his mother's brother' is to point out the flock's origin and Rachel's origin, that is, the origin of doctrine and of the affection for interior truth.

3789. 'And they have rolled the stone from over the mouth of the well' means that in this way things of the Word are disclosed. This is clear from the meaning of 'rolling the stone' as disclosing, dealt with in 3769, 3771, 3773, and from the meaning of 'a well' as the Word, dealt with in 3424, 3765.