The Bible

 

Bereshit 33:17

Study

       

17 ויעקב נסע סכתה ויבן לו בית ולמקנהו עשה סכת על כן קרא שם המקום סכות׃

From Swedenborg's Works

 

Arcana Coelestia #4350

Study this Passage

  
/ 10837  
  

4350. And Esau ran to meet him. That this signifies the influx of Divine good natural, is evident from the signification of “running to meet,” as being influx; and from the representation of Esau, as being Divine good natural (see n. 4337, 4340). That “to run to meet” here denotes influx, is because Divine good flows in through the internal man, and comes to meet the truth which is being instilled through the external man, in order that they may be conjoined. The same is also manifest from what follows; for it follows that he embraced him, fell upon his neck, and kissed him; by which as will be seen is signified conjunction by love.

  
/ 10837  
  

Thanks to the Swedenborg Foundation for the permission to use this translation.