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Ezekiel 48:5

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5 And on the border of Manasseh, from the quarter toward the east even·​·to the quarter of the sea, Ephraim is one.


Thanks to the Kempton Project for the permission to use this New Church translation of the Word.

Commentary

 

Issachar

  

'Issachar,' in an opposite sense, signifies merit-seeking good.

In Genesis 49:14, this signifies a reward or compensation for good works done from self-centered motives. (Apocalypse Revealed 358, 445[4])

'Issachar,' in the highest sense, signifies the divine good of truth, and truth of good. In a spiritual sense, he signifies celestial conjugial love, which is the love of goodness and truth. And in a natural sense, he signifies repayment, or giving rewards.