The Bible

Genesis 1:17

¹⁷ And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,

Commentary

Image

'An image' or 'images' signify falsities from self-derived intelligence.

(References: Apocalypse Explained 304)

Commentary

Spreading themselves

'Spreading themselves on the earth,' as in Genesis 8:17, signifies the internal self operating on the external.

(References: Arcana Coelestia 913)